May 26, 2008
BEIRUT, LEBANON - Fireworks light the skies of downtown Beirut as people attend celebrations organized by the 11 March Movement on May 26, 2008 in Beirut Lebanon.. Concerts were held in central Beirut tonight to celebrate the election of a new Lebanese president and the return of life to the country's capital. Army chief Michel Sleiman was elected as president by parliament yesterday in a first step towards national reconciliation after a bitter political standoff turned violent and threatened to plunge Lebanon back into civil war. (Photo by RAMZI HAIDAR/AFP/Getty Images)