Dear timezone coordinators,
My name is Jad Baz, I am a software engineer from Lebanon
I just wanted to bring to your attention an issue concerning Lebanon's last minute cancellation of DST this Sunday (March 26th 2023)
Lebanon, as part of the EEST timezone, is supposed to enter in DST this Sunday
However, this was postponed due to Ramadan
It was announced today (Thu March 23rd) by several news outlets that the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers decided to change postpone DST from this Sunday March 26th to April 21st
Below, you will find a few links to news articles in English from trusted Lebanese news agencies:
I checked the latest IANA updates from March 22nd and did not find mention of this latest development
I think this decision was taken haphazardly without much regard for how this change will be propagated (as are most decisions in Lebanon, sadly...)
I know my question is coming quite last minute
But I'm wondering what needs to be done to save the situation as this is causing a lot of chaos (eg airlines)
I looked at the procedures doc and initially thought that there must be some formal communication that needs to go out from government employees but it seems that "what the average person on street would think the time actually is" is enough
So my questions are:
- Are the above articles enough to make this change? Or is there any other data you need that I can help with?
- Do you expect this might be amended by Sunday? If not, what's a more realistic estimate of a schedule?
Thank you very much,
Jad Baz