Hariri to address press amid resignation scuttlebutt

Lebanon’s under-fire prime minister Saad Hariri is slated to speak in approximately one hour, amid rumors of his imminent resignation following nearly two weeks of unprecedented protests demanding political change.

Lebanese security forces intervene to seperate between demonstrators and and counter-protesters in the center of the capital Beirut during the 13th day of anti-government protests on October 29, 2019. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

Hariri’s office summoned the press for 4 p.m., even as counterdemonstrators wielding sticks and throwing stones attacked the main protest site in Beirut.

— AFP

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