Lebanese people gather next to a Christmas tree which has been officially lit up at the Al Nour Square in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. EPA
A protester waves the Lebanese flags in front of Lebanese policemen at a barricade, during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in Beirut on Sunday, December 8. EPA
Protesters chant slogans during ongoing demonstrations against the Lebanese political class, as riot police block a road leading to the parliament building in Beirut. AP Photo
Protesters carry placards and wave Lebanese flags in Beirut. EPA
Protesters carry placards and wave Lebanese flags as they shout slogans against the parliament members, during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in Beirut. EPA
Samir Khatib, who withdrew his candidacy to lead a government, meets Lebanon's catetaker Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri in Beirut. REUTERS
Protesters carry placards and wave Lebanese flags as they shout slogans against the parlianment members, during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in Beirut. EPA
Lebanese policemen stand guard at the entrance to the Parliament building during an anti-government protest in front the entrance of Parliament building in Beirut. EPA
Protesters shout slogans against the parlianment members, during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in Beirut. EPA
Lebanese people gather next to a Christmas tree which has been officially lit up at the Al Nour Square in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. EPA
A protester waves the Lebanese flags in front of Lebanese policemen at a barricade, during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in Beirut on Sunday, December 8. EPA
Protesters chant slogans during ongoing demonstrations against the Lebanese political class, as riot police block a road leading to the parliament building in Beirut. AP Photo
Protesters carry placards and wave Lebanese flags in Beirut. EPA
Protesters carry placards and wave Lebanese flags as they shout slogans against the parliament members, during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in Beirut. EPA
Samir Khatib, who withdrew his candidacy to lead a government, meets Lebanon's catetaker Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri in Beirut. REUTERS
Protesters carry placards and wave Lebanese flags as they shout slogans against the parlianment members, during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in Beirut. EPA
Lebanese policemen stand guard at the entrance to the Parliament building during an anti-government protest in front the entrance of Parliament building in Beirut. EPA
Protesters shout slogans against the parlianment members, during an anti-government protest in front of the Parliament building in Beirut. EPA
Lebanese people gather next to a Christmas tree which has been officially lit up at the Al Nour Square in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. EPA
Lebanon crisis: PM candidate Samir Khatib withdraws from consideration
Businessman announces decision after meeting with country's top Sunni authority