Political situation in Lebanon

Illustration image. Hassan Ammar / AP   

Political situation in Lebanon  

Chaos in Lebanon: Two different time zones for a month ahead  

Standard time for Muslims, summer time for Christians. That is the strange reality that Lebanon is waking up to on Sunday.  

Acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced earlier this week that the country would postpone the transition to daylight saving time until April 20. The reason is believed to be that they want to show consideration for people celebrating Ramadan.  

However, the country's largest Christian church, the Maronite Church, has announced that it does not intend to follow the decision.  

Several other Christian organizations and schools have also said they set up the bells during the night. This also applies to several TV companies and other businesses, AP reports.

The state-owned airline will follow daylight savings time. Hussein Malla / AP  

Political situation in Lebanon  

Living in Lebanon: I have now been double-booked  

State authorities and institutions stick to normal time. Schools, TV channels and airlines have set their clocks to daylight saving time. The dispute over the time change is expected to cause major problems in Lebanon.  

Japanese Haruka Naito, who works at an organization in Beirut, says the confusion has led to her being double-booked on Monday morning. She has a meeting with an authority that insists that it is 08. But she also has a lecture at 09 at an institute that has set the clock. 

- Now these things will occur at the same time, she tells AP.