Lebanon is going through many internal disputes surrounding the latest decision to delay DST Many institutions are refusing to comply with the change and are going to adopt regular DST on Sunday Mar 26th Those institutions include but are not limited to: - News agencies - Religious organizations - Schools, universities, etc... The refusal is mainly centered the legality of that decision and, obviously, the technical chaos it will create because of its short notice Moreover, as some of the below articles mention, this is also causing sectarian strife All of these concerns are important to bring to light in view of IANA's procedures for updating timezone data: If you would ask today "what the average person on the street would think the time actually is", it's not at all clear what the answer would be Below are some links about these latest developments: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/middleeast/lebanon-daylight-savings-intl/inde... https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/693963/lbci-refuses-to-comply-with... https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/news-bulletin-reports/693989/lebanese-patriarch... http://www.mtv.com.lb/en/news/local/1352862/bkerke--we-are-committed-to-swit... http://www.mtv.com.lb/en/news/live_feed/1352804/mtv-will-not-comply-with-the... https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1332635/postponement-of-daylight-sav...