Narjas Zatat is a staff writer for The New Arab with particular interest in minorities and how China, Malaysia and Indonesia interact with the Middle East.
US envoy David Hale arrived in Beirut to discuss the reformation of the government, which resigned following criticism for the way it handled the twin explosions in the capital.
At least 100 people have died and thousands injured in the deadly explosion near a Beirut port, and people across the world are sending messages of support.