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By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily

Lebanon wakes up in two time zones as clock change row deepens divisions

Cars drive near a clock tower using daylight savings time in Sin-el-fil, Lebanon March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to delay the clock change by a month.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati decided on Thursday not to start daylight savings time over the last weekend of March - as usually happens in Lebanon, Europe and other regions - but instead to roll clocks forward an hour on April 20.

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