What’s the time in Lebanon? Until Wednesday the answer will largely depend on your religion
in Lebanon? Until March 29th the answer will largely depend on your religion. On March 26th the country would normally have set its clocks forward to daylight saving time , as is the custom on the final Sunday of March. But at the last minute the government delayed the change. State institutions stayed on winter time, while church organisations and some schools and news outlets jumped an hour ahead. The result was a calendar nightmare.
The decision was emblematic of Lebanon’s sectarian politics. Its power-sharing rules, dating back to the end of French colonial administration in 1943, divide government posts and public-sector jobs between Muslims and Christians, and originally skewed slightly in favour of Christians. Since Lebanon’s civil war, which ended in 1990, such jobs have been divided equally .have grown around the two groups. The result is narrow-minded policy.
Meanwhile, state-linked institutions toed the line. The two largest telecom companies reminded users to change clock settings manually on their digital devices to avoid the default switch. Middle East Airlines, Lebanon’s flagship carrier, advanced all departure times for flights leaving Beirut to keep with international schedules. People struggled with scrambled online calendars, as some appointments were brought forward by an hour, while others stayed unchanged. Double bookings abounded.
Little wonder, then, that Mr Mikati was forced to backtrack. The time-zone disruption only added to Lebanon’s existing chaos. The country has been in political deadlock since its president resigned without a replacement in October. A
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