Lebanon PM reverses daylight saving time decision after 48 hours of anarchy
The decision to postpone the switch to daylight saving time sparked a wide debate in Lebanon, in some cases taking on a sectarian nature.
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s government announced the reinstatement of daylight saving time Monday, reversing an earlier decision to postpone the move by a month that had caused uproar and confusion across the country.
Following a cabinet meeting, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced that the clock will be set to daylight saving time Wednesday at midnight.
Lebanon usually adopts daylight saving time, which aligns with the Eastern European time zone, from the end of March to the end of October.
But last Thursday, the government announced a last-minute decision to postpone the switch to the end of April, which coincides with the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The move was seen as a favor to the Muslim community, which would have allowed the fast to end an hour earlier, at sunset.
