Confusion erupted on Sunday as a result of the Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to postpone the start of daylight saving time by one month, until the end of Ramadan.
Everyone was taken aback when the nation’s acting Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, decided at the last minute to allow Muslims to break their fast an hour earlier than usual, at roughly 18:00 instead of 19:00, when the sun sets.
The action has generated much controversy.
As a result of the decision, many businesses decided not to follow the government and advanced their time by an hour.
The Lebanese Maronite Church also said that it will switch to summer time, breaking with the government.
The government’s decision, which has been extensively criticized for its lack of forethought, has also been rejected by a number of other prominent media outlets. Several of these publications said in a statement that they would “resist the decision of the [caretaker] prime minister.” The government of Lebanon decided to delay the start of daylight saving time until April 21 on Thursday.
A leaked video of a conversation between Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri showed Berri requesting Mikati to delay the introduction of daylight saving time so that Muslims might break their Ramadan fast an hour earlier, despite the fact that no official justification for the decision was provided.
The holy month of Islam begins on March 22 and ended on April 21Politicians seeking to sow discord have also frequently ridiculed the decision as the “most predictable contrived event.”
The decision, according to social media user Anna Fleischer, highlighted the “absurdity of Lebanon 2023.”
“Institutions including some local media outlets and all Catholic schools do not adhere to the time zones that the government announced three days ago. We’re all trying to figure out when our appointments are on Monday and the chaos is in full flow, “She spoke.
The largest 100,000 lira bill in Lebanon is currently worth less than $1, a startling decrease from its value of $66 before the financial crisis struck in 2019. The Lebanese currency has been in freefall. According to data obtained, the Lebanese currency had the lowest performance in the entire world this year.
