<span style="color: #222222;">Protests in Lebanon entered a second week today with demonstrators blocking main roads in Beirut and other parts of the country.<br />''<br />'' Sparked on October 17 by a proposed tax on calls made through messaging apps, the protests have morphed into a cross-sectarian street mobilisation against a political system seen as corrupt and broken.<br />''<br />''Embattled Prime Minister Saad Hariri has presented a package of reforms, including cutting ministerial salaries, but the rallies have continued, crippling Beirut and other major cities.<br />''<br />''Yesterday, Hariri held meetings with security and military leaders, stressing the need to maintain security and open roads, the state-run National News Agency reported.</span><br />