Articles and editorials in most British newspapers on Thursday dealt with criticism and analysis with the horrific explosion that took place in Beirut's port in Lebanon, and they agreed that corruption and neglect are among the main reasons for what the country has achieved.
The Daily Telegraph indicated that the Beirut explosion was not the result of the moment but that it was forming for years, and that many Lebanese predicted an explosion, but few imagined that the size of the explosion would be such a horrific force, whose explosive size is estimated at 2750 tons.
The newspaper described Tuesday's explosion as beyond the ability of anyone, even the well-known Lebanese, to tolerate the successive tragedies of the country and meet them in a dismal mood.
The newspaper believes that corruption and greed among the ruling class - warlords who have seized power since the end of the civil war in 1990 - helped drain the country.
Politicians have not even bothered to try to conceal this, and simply blame each other, and the ongoing disputes between rival religious sects over who will be given the spoils have left them virtually incapable of ruling.
The problem with Lebanon - as summed up by Marwan Muasher, Vice President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - is that "corruption is tainted with a democratic flair, as it is not based on one man, but everywhere."
This is confirmed by the Independent newspaper article that corruption has plunged Lebanon to the bottom, and that the Beirut port explosion was a bullet of mercy.
The newspaper pointed to neglect as a second major factor in this horrific explosion, as Interior Minister Mohamed Fahmy alluded to the possibility that the explosion was due to a massive shipment of ammonium nitrate which was confiscated in 2014 and has since been stored in a warehouse in the port.
For its part, The Times described the Beirut explosion as a catastrophe resulting from "criminal negligence" as well as the state rulers who have long failed its people.
The newspaper stressed the need to link aid provision to economic reform and good governance.
She said that Western democracies have good reasons to support Lebanon instead of letting it slip into more corruption and chaos, but the Lebanese government must ultimately bear the responsibility for restructuring the sick economy and diversifying its revenues.
She added that in order to establish a firm rule, Lebanon must confront the country's internal enemies, particularly Assad's agents.