Lebanon's currency value hits a historic low of 100,000 against the US dollar amidst the ongoing economic crisis.
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Quick Glance: The debate over daylight saving time has left Lebanon with two time zones.
- On Sunday, the Lebanese government made a last-minute decision to postpone the start of daylight saving time by a month, until the end of Ramadan.
- Many businesses were caught off guard by the decision and decided not to follow the government's lead and advanced their clocks by an hour.
- The Lebanese Maronite Church has also defied the government by declaring that it will switch to summer time.
- Who decided what time zone we're in?
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