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The switch to summertime, which is the protocol in the country for this time of the year. but several institutions decided not to comply, and to go ahead with the switch to daylight saving time. so basically it could be 12pm for me and 1pm for someone else. hi. what time is it? its 11.30 for me. for you? yeah. so which time are you observing? no, i didnt change my clock because its better for me. on a personal level, its better to be like this. because of the fasting. im fasting. its better for ...

About that amazing journey. lots more as well on the bbc website if youre looking for a more in—depth analysis on that story. but i want to tell you about something quite different now. 110w. when you work on an international news channel, you have folks coming in from lots of different time zones. so its safe to say we sometimes get our days mixed up. that means ive got some sympathy with the people of lebanon. people there have been waking up in two time zones, with the countrys political an...

Came one hour before because the hour changed alone. so yeah, i understand that its confusing, but on a personal level, its better for me like this. thank you. so basically, its not only confusing, thats not just the whole story. the decision of the caretaker prime minister appeared to be improvised without consideration of its consequences, and the intention appeared to be to make fasting easier for muslims observing ramadan. but its also triggered a massive reaction from mainly christian entit...

Hi. what time is it? its 1130 for me. for you? yes. which time are you observing? no, i didnt change my clock because it is better for me. on a personal level it is better for me to be like this because im fasting, its better for me to eat at six rather than eating at seven oclock. so yes, i think its betterfor me. but i understand because some of my co—workers... there is a lot of confusion in the country. they are confused today. one of my colleagues came one hour before because the hour cha...

Those who suffer from cardiovascular diseases can fast during Ramadan with the approval of their doctors, but need to follow some recommendations to avoid...

Two government leaders delayed the time change so Muslims would not have to break their daytime fast an hour later during Ramadan. But after a firestorm ensued, they backtracked.

Involved and would people want the city to look like in the future. and around the country and read your people are looking at the target and people are looking at the target and people may will follow. but that is the matter of debate here. people in lebanon have been waking up in two time zones, with the countrys political and religious authorities unable to agree on when the clocks should go forward. the caretaker prime minister, najeeb mikarti, announced that daylight saving would begin at t...

Well, thats whats happening in lebanon. people have been waking up in two time zones, with the countrys political and religious authorities unable to agree on when the clocks should go forward. the caretaker prime minister, najeeb mikarti, announced that daylight saving would begin at the end of ramadan in late april, allowing those fasting to enjoy their first meal of the day earlier. but the christian authorities insisted on the change on the last sunday in march, as happens most years. im joi...

Allowing those fasting to enjoy their first meal of the day earlier. but the christian authorities insisted on the change on the last sunday in march, as happens most years. now on bbc news the weather with alina jenkins.. hello. things have been turning progressively colder through the weekend. it left a hang back of cloud, but also some bright or sunny spells. but the north or northeasterly winds have been starting to dig in. and with that cold air already embedded across parts of scotland and...

Muslim fast, to ease their fasting because it makes their first an hour or less. so because both of them, the caretaker prime minister and the parliament speaker, are muslims, the christians, and because it was a move made for muslims, the christians, the christian parties took this very personally. i think the move itself is not bad per se, but you have to plan ahead for it to work. you cant announce it three days before. this will cause all kinds of problems at the airport, for people who, for...