NEW CITIZENS \ Mahoning County

Twenty people were naturalized as United States citizens during a ceremony Thursday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Judge Theresa Dellick of juvenile court presided over the ceremony, which was arranged and coordinated by the clerk of courts office. The new citizens are listed by their name and country of origin:
Miada Jamil Bittar, Syria
Leon Vladimir Yarmolinskiy, Ukraine
Maria Merlo, Italy
Rania Nizar Rafeedie, Palestinian territory
Olga Igorevna Khlypovka, Ukraine
Thinh Viet Hoang, Vietnam
Mehrdad Zarrinmakan, Canada
Yuri Parind, Estonia
Angelika Parind, Estonia
Tanel Parind, Estonia
Siu Ngio Chiem, Kampuchea (Cambodia)
Awais Muhammad Ashraf, Pakistan
Guang-Hwa Andy Chang, Taiwan
Hua Chin Teresa Chang, Taiwan
Adam Saleh, Lebanon
Ranga Rao Thalluri, India
Krishna Kumari Thalluri, India
Stefan Ciuhulescu, Romania
Abdul Zahir Ghauri, Pakistan
Fazal Muhammad Hashmi, Pakistan