Lebanese Parliament speaker Nabih Berri ( L ) welcomes Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad al - Thani ( R ) upon his arrival to attend the parliamentary session for the presidential election in Beirut , Lebanon , 25 May 2008 . Lebanon ' s parliament elected army chief Michel Suleiman as head of state on Sunday , reviving paralysed state institutions after an 18 - month standoff between a U . S . - backed cabinet and the Hezbollah - led opposition . EPA / WAEL HAMZEH < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >< 연합뉴스 긴급 속보 를 SMS 로 ! SKT 사용 자 는 무료 체험 ! >