[tz] Egypt to change back to Daylight system!

gunther vermeir gunther.vermeir at oracle.com
Tue May 13 08:29:54 UTC 2014


Hello,

while i was unable to get any "offical" link/declaration our Egypt 
office confirms that the change will be at 15 May "midnight" ( 24:00 )

Regards,
Gunther

On 12/05/2014 22:04, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 05/12/2014 12:56 PM, Ahmad ElDardiry wrote:
>> Time of daylight change is usually 12:00 am or 00:00 of the change 
>> day. So it should be 15 May at 12:00 am Egypt time (GMT+2). That is 
>> the usual here in Egypt.
>
> It's also common in Egypt to change on Thursdays at 24:00, and May 15 
> is a Thursday.  Therefore, a transition at 24:00 is quite plausible.
>
> Can you please contact the Egyptian government for a definitive 
> statement here?  While you're at it, perhaps you can ask for exactly 
> when the other three changes will occur this year (date and time of 
> day), but May 15 is obviously the most pressing. Thanks.




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