Lebanese PM announces resignation amid protests

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced resignation on Tuesday amid nationwide anti-government protests, Al Jadeed TV reported.

A handout picture shows Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaking to the press following a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, on October 21, 2019. [Photo: STRINGER/DALATI AND NOHRA/AFP]

"I tried to find a solution to our crises in the past period and to listen to people's needs and protect the country from security and economic dangers but I have reached a dead end," Hariri said in his address to the Lebanese people.

"We need a positive shock to solve this crisis," he added.

Hariri also called on the people to "put Lebanon's civil and economic security at the forefront of their priorities."