Former army commander Michel Suleiman takes the presidential oath in Lebanon

Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora arrives to attend the parliamentary session for the presidential election in Beirut, Lebanon on May 25, 2008. Lebanon's parliament elected 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)