[tz] Lebanon DST change internally disputed

[rany_hany at riseup.net]

Issue of timezones postponed until next Thursday:
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon/694101/%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%88-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84/ar


On 2023-03-27 11:22, Jad Baz via tz wrote:
> Lebanon's PM likely to reverse decision and stick to regular summer
> time
> 
> Kindly hold off on 2023b until this is resolved
> 
> https://twitter.com/ALJADEEDNEWS/status/1640262642206998528
> 
> On Mon, Mar 27, 2023, 01:57 Arthur David Olson
> <arthurdavidolson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> A mess indeed.
>>
>> If there is a decision reversal tomorrow that's effective tomorrow,
>> there'll be a database decision on whether to record the
>> less-than-week-long clock change.-S
>>
>> --ado
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 6:15 PM Paul Eggert via tz <tz at iana.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2023-03-26 14:56, Jad Baz via tz wrote:
>>>> Prime Minister Mikati calls for a cabinet session tomorrow
>>> (Monday) noon
>>>> and the issue of timing is the single item on the agenda
>>>
>>> Noon standard time, or noon daylight saving time? :-)
>>>
>>> Anyway, thank you for the heads-up. In the light of today's and
>>> (likely)
>>> tomorrow's developments I suggest that downstream distributors
>>> stick
>>> with tzdb 2023a for now. The only change in 2023b is this recent
>>> controversial Lebanon adjustment, and if (as seems quite possible)
>>> the
>>> Lebanese government changes its rules again, we'll need a tzdb
>>> 2023c
>>> shortly, which will quite possibly be identical to 2023a except
>>> for
>>> commentary.
>>>
>>> In short: stick with 2023a for now, and tomorrow let's see.
>>>
>>> What a mess, huh?