Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to extend winter time for a month.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati issued a decision on Thursday to roll clocks forward an hour on April 20, instead of enteringon the last weekend of March as is usually the case in Lebanon, Europe and other regions.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati issued a decision on Thursday to roll clocks forward an hour on April 20.Other Christian organizations, parties and schools announced similar plans. Though no reason was given, it was seen to allow those fasting during Ramadan to break their fasts an hour earlier.LBCI said in a statement that it would disobey Mikati’s decision because it would have harmed its work, adding: “Lebanon is not an island”.Lebanon’s national carrier Middle East Airlines said its clocks and other devices would stay in winter time, in line with Mikati’s decision, but it would adjust its flight times to keep in line with international schedules.
“Instead of it being 7 o’clock, let it stay 6 o’clock from now until the end of Ramadan,” Berri said, according to the clip. A spokesperson for the premier’s office said it did not have an immediate comment on the decision’s reasoning or the resulting backlash.
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