publish time

29/10/2019

author name Arab Times

publish time

29/10/2019

author name Arab Times
In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, left, receives a letter of resignation from Prime Minister Saad Hariri, at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Hariri resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after baton-wielding Hezbollah supporters rampaged through the main protest camp in Beirut, torching tents, smashing plastic chairs and chasing away protesters. (Dalati Nohra via AP)

BEIRUT -- Al-Hariri urged the Lebanese to place as priority the country's safety and security, urging them to stop acts that might lead "to economic collapse" ... "this is above any other consideration."
Addressing the other political leaders, he said, "Our responsibility now lies in protecting Lebanon and saving it from fire, to salvage the economy for there is a serious chance that must not be wasted."
"I am placing my resignation at the disposal of the president and all Lebanese .. posts are not eternal and what's at stake now is the dignity and sanctity of the country."