By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Lebanon’s government has walked back a controversial decision to delay winter clock changes by a month, after last week’s announcement by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati sparked exasperation and confusion in a country already gripped by economic crisis.
Local News 8's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
Developments in this update
2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.
Names this update
Lebanon reverses decision on Daylight Saving, amid confusion on two different timezones
Headline from Local News 8 ·
Newest
Late decision to delay clock change leaves Lebanon in time zone chaos
By Mia Alberti, CNN Already facing one of the world’s worst economic crises, the Lebanese people could soon face a new challenge — two different timezones. Lebanon’s government has decided to postpone winter clock changes.
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.
A last-minute decision in Lebanon to delay daylight savings by a month has been met with opposition from the influential church, leaving the small country divided between two time zones.Wracked by a crippling economic meltdown and political deadlock, a seemingly odd question was added on Sunday to t…
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight savings time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion Sund…
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati decided 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
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.
A last-minute decision in Lebanon to delay daylight savings by a month has been met with opposition from the influential church, leaving the small country divided between two time zones. Wracked by a crippling economic meltdown and political deadlock, a seemingly odd question was added on Sunday to …
Lebanon's caretaker government moved Monday to clear up widespread confusion over daylight saving that left the crisis-hit country with two time zones and
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister reversed an unpopular decision made by his office to delay the start of daylight saving time by a month, saying Monday the Cabinet decided to implement the change in two days.
Lebanon has reversed a decision by its Cabinet to delay Daylight Saving Time. The initial decision occurred at the start of the holy month of Ramadan in the hopes of giving fasting Muslims an hour less of fasting. But that lead to mass confusion as some refused to follow the Cabinet's order.
Najib Mikati, the caretaker prime minister of Lebanon, reversed the decision to delay the start of daylight saving by a month. The decision was widely criticized by citizens.
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Lebanon’s government has walked back a controversial decision to delay winter clock changes by a month, after last week’s announcement by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati sparked exasperation and confusion in a country already gripped by economic crisis.
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight saving time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion Sunda…
The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight saving time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion.
The people of Lebanon woke up at the beginning of this week to find themselves torn between two time zones after the government made a last-minute decision to postpone the switch to Daylight Saving Time.
The country's caretaker premier predicted "all sorts of problems" before announcing a postponement of the switch to Daylight Saving Time. He was right.
Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.
Lebanon reverses decision on Daylight Saving, amid confusion on two different timezones | Since Then
