'We are taking back the streets': Lebanon protesters celebrate following PM's resignation Lebanese take to the streets in Beirut to celebrate the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and to defy counter-demonstrators who violently attacked protestors earlier in the day. Hariri’s announcement comes after two weeks of nationwide protests calling for a complete overhaul of Lebanon’s political system that have thrown the country into paralysis. Protesters say they will continue to demonstrate until the entire government steps down. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES