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

"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."