Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in lebanon today to mark independence day. The unprecedented wave of National Protests erupted five weeks ago, leading to the resignation of the Prime Minister on october 29. Protesters waving lebanese flags packed central beirut where music blasted into the night. Deeply divided politicians have yet to agree on a new government the United Nations envoy for yemen says the momentum to end the countrys war is building. Aircraft its points to a nearly 80 drop in airstrikes nationwide in the last two weeks. And a ceasefire in a key port city as reason for optimism. Griffiths told Un Security Council members today that the slowing pet tempo of fighting could signal a move toward peace of the arab worlds poorest country. Global news 24 hours a day, onair, and tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. Im Mark Crumpton. This is bloomberg. Live from bloomberg world headquarters, im vonnie quin