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What Time Is It In Lebanon? 18 Sources Weigh In

If disagreeing on trivial matters were an Olympic sport, we would be bringing home the gold this year, and then some. As Lebanon’s daylight saving debacle continues to unfold, we thought we’d try to answer the question: What time is it? No, really. What fucking time is it? We checked in with 18 varied sources ranging from search engines to local dekkenes. Here’s what we found.

ICYMI, here are some tweets about the fiasco.


1. First up we have Google who has taken the Berri-Mikati route and remains at GMT +2:




2. Then there’s Microsoft Bing who has turned the tables and is at GMT+3:




3. Then our computers almost went into shock when we check Yahoo! which has likely not been visited since 2007…also going with GMT+3:




4. BDL chooses to be special (as always):




5. Apple has shifted all our devices into the 21st century and gone with GMT+3!




6. Local media channels LBC, MTV, AlJadeed, L’Orient, and have adopted daylight savings time:




7. The syndicate of bakeries in Lebanon has NOT observed daylight savings and will stay at GMT +2.



Are you keeping up? Good.


8. The local authority on beef and salmon in the country, Meat the Fish will not be abiding by the government’s decision and has observed daylight savings:



9. This girl named Sarah has said her piece…



10. Spinneys and all major markets, as per a decision from the syndicate of supermarket owners, will remain on Winter Time at GMT+2.


11. Lebanon’s Maronite Church? GMT+3:



12. AUB and LAU will be abiding by the government’s decision and GMT+2ing:

In reference to the recent government decision for delaying the implementation of Daylight Saving Time until April 21st, we will be taking all the necessary steps and preparations to ensure that we fully comply with this decision.


13. One of our favorite dentists, Dr. Joseph Mouallem’s clinic Cliniglow will follow Daylight Savings:




14. Posh Club will follow Daylight Savings:




15. College Notre Dame de Jamhour is shifting to Summer Hours:



16. Hayek Hospital is also transitioning to Summer Hours:



17. Beirut’s Airport is splitting the difference:



18. And my dog is clearly transitioning to summer hours, barking for her lunch at 12:39 PM GMT+3.

And there you have it. Good luck not being simultaneously late and early to everything.

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