Lebanon's Daylight Savings Dispute Creates Two Time Zones

Lebanon is in confusion as the country is divided over a decision by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to extend winter time for a month, instead of entering daylight savings time on the last weekend of March. The decision was seen as an attempt to score a win by Muslims, allowing those fasting during the holy month of Ramadan to break their fasts an hour earlier. However, Lebanon's influential Maronite church, the largest Christian church in the country, announced it would not abide by the decision, saying there had been no consultations or considerations of international standards. The decision has deepened divides in a country that witnessed a 1975-90 civil war between Christian and Muslim factions.