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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has resigned "in response to protesters' demands", Euronews reported.

Speaking from his official residence, Hariri said on Tuesday he would submit his government's resignation to President Michel Aoun in response to the protests, saying he had "reached a dead end".

Hariri called on all Lebanese to protect civil peace as unprecedented nationwide anti-government protests continue.

"For 13 days the Lebanese people have waited for a decision for a political solution that stops the deterioration (of the economy). And I have tried, during this period, to find a way out, through which to listen to the voice of the people," Hariri said in his speech.

Lebanon has been paralysed by an unprecedented wave of protests against the political elite and corruption, which has worsened the country's economic crisis.

Lebanon's government is designed to provide political representation of all Lebanese religious groups, with its three largest being Christian Maronites, Sunni Muslims, and Shiite Muslims.

The president must always be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni and the speaker of parliament a Shia.