Official source: Hariri likely to resign today

Unprecedented wave of protests has swept Lebanon for nearly two weeks

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Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri.
Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri.
AFP

Beirut- Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri will “most probably” announce his government’s resignation on Tuesday, a senior official source from outside Hariri’s bloc told Reuters.

A second official source also told Reuters earlier the premier is moving towards resigning. An unprecdented wave of protests has swept Lebanon for nearly two weeks, demanding the government resigns amid growing anger at political leaders accused of corruption.

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