Former army commander Michel Suleiman takes the presidential oath in Lebanon

Security surrounds the Lebanese parliament as both foreign and Lebanese dignitaries arrive for the election of a new president in Beirut, Lebanon on May 25, 2008. Lebanon's parliament elected former army commander Michel Suleiman as head of state on Sunday, reviving paralyzed state institutions after an 18-month standoff between a U.S.-backed government of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora and the Hezbollah-led opposition. (UPI Photo)