Lebanon wakes up in two time zones amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to delay the clock change by a month.
abc.net.au/news/lebanon-wakes-up-in-two-time-zones/102148614Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to delay the clock change by a month.Caretaker PM Najib Mikati decided to not start daylight savings over the last weekend of March, but instead to roll clocks forward an hour on April 20
Though no reason was given for the decision, it was widely seen as a concession to Muslims, allowing those observing the holy month of Ramadan to break their daylight-hours fasts at around 6pm rather than 7pm. Meanwhile, Muslim institutions and parties appeared set to remain in winter time, deepening divides in a country rocked by a 1975-90 civil war between Christian and Muslim factions and where parliament seats are allocated by religious sect.
Many said the potential chaos was emblematic of decades of failed governance by leaders that led Lebanon into a 2019 financial crisis the World Bank said was "orchestrated" by elites.
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