Lebanese President Emile Lahoud waves after stepping down from 9 years of presidency in Baabda near Beirut November 23, 2007. Lebanese President Emile Lahoud ordered the army to take charge of security on Friday after political rivalry blocked the election of his successor, hours before he was due to step down. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)
Lebanese deputy and head of the parliamentary majority, Saad Hariri(C), is surrounded by bodyguards as he exits the parliament building in Beirut. Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri today postponed for a fifth time a parliament session to elect a successor to incumbent President Emile Lahoud until 30 November 2007, amid total deadlock between the Western-backed ruling majority and the Hezbollah-led opposition.(AFP/Joseph Barrak)