Lebanon will switch to daylight saving time (GMT+3) on Saturday night.
A measure contested for its effectiveness © Mena Today
Lebanon will switch to daylight saving time (GMT+3) on Saturday night.
Tonight, at midnight, you'll have to set your clocks and watches ahead by one hour: At midnight (winter time) on Sunday, it will be 1 a.m., according to the new time.
Maronite Patriarch Béchara Raï raised the stakes Sunday, declaring that southern Lebanon "is not a bargaining chip." In his Sunday homily in Mayfouk, in the Jbeil district, the cardinal called for the "protection" of the region, insisting that such protection "begins with the state holding a monopoly on weapons », a thinly veiled call for Hezbollah's disarmament.
The head of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Saturday it was critical to ensure other UN agencies and Lebanese troops could assume the tasks carried out by the force before it begins withdrawing at the end of this year.
European and Arab military chiefs will meet in Paris on Thursday to assess the Lebanese Armed Forces' needs and discuss the looming end of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, amid fears of a renewed Israeli military campaign in southern Lebanon.
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