Hassan Diab will have to steer Lebanon out of its worst economic crisis in decades, amid ongoing popular protests

For second day, security forces clash in Beirut with supporters of ex-premier Hariri over appointment of Hezbollah-backed Hassan Diab

Academic Hassan Diab gets nod to form government as country grapples with mass protests against political elite, financial crisis

Though Hassan Diab, a former education minister, is expected to get the needed backing of at least half of lawmakers, he will not have support of Sunni leaders

Saad Hariri says he is dropping his candidacy because of obstacles 'to forming a government of specialists,' which is opposed by Hezbollah and its allies

Violence indicates that tensions are spreading from Beirut to Tripoli, the country's second-largest city

Rioters clash for hours with security forces guarding encampments, hurling stones, firecrackers, set fire to cars, tents; fighting threatens to plunge country into further chaos

Protests and skirmishes come hours after Lebanon's president postpones talks on naming new prime minister, further prolonging turmoil and unrest in country

Saturday clashes between demonstrators and security forces led to dozens being wounded

UN special coordinator for Lebanon warns that with the collapsing economy, such delays are 'a risky hazard both for the politicians but even more so' for the people