As Lebanon crumbles, leaders prioritize daylight saving time delay
The Lebanese, reeling under a devastating economic crisis, mocked the government decision to delay the switch to daylight saving time.
BEIRUT — Lebanon will not switch to daylight saving time this weekend, the government announced on Thursday, instead postponing the change until April 21, in a last-minute decision that is bound to cause confusion and chaos in the crisis-hit country.
Lebanon usually adopts daylight saving time from the end of March till the end of October.
“The clock will be advanced forward by one hour starting from midnight on April 20-21, 2023, the start date of daylight saving time for this year as an exception,” the Cabinet announced in a statement.
The statement did not mention a reason behind the decision. But the delay coincides with the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, during which the Muslim community fasts from sunrise to sunset. The delay means that the traditional evening meal to break the fast will come an hour earlier than expected.
