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 entering daylight savings time on the last weekend of March as is usually the case in Lebanon, Europe and other regions.
It said it would turn clocks forward on Saturday night. Other Christian organisations, parties and schools announced similar plans. 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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