Lebanon woke up in two time zones yesterday after the government's last-minute decision to delay daylight savings until the end of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion.
Caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati decided on Thursday to postpone the clock changes to 20 April instead of yesterday as planned.
Although no reason was given for the decision, it was seen as an attempt to score a win among Muslims by allowing those fasting during the Muslim holy month to break their fasts an hour earlier, at around 6pm instead of 7pm.
But Lebanon's influential Maronite church said it would disobey the decision, calling it "surprising" and saying there had been no consultations or considerations of international standards.
After the postponement of daylight savings was announced, Lebanon's state airline, Middle East Airlines, said the departure times of all flights scheduled to leave from Beirut airport until 21 April would be advanced by an hour.
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