FW: Sryia

[Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E]]

> Country     Time Standard   --- DST Start ---   --- DST End ---  DST
> Name        Zone Variation   Time    Date        Time    Date
> Variation
> Syrian Arab
> Republic    SY    +0200      2200  03APR08       2100  30SEP08   +0300
>                              2200  02APR09       2100  30SEP09   +0300
>                              2200  01APR10       2100  30SEP10   +0300

Here's a link to English-language coverage by the Syrian Arab News
Agency (SANA)...
	http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm
...which reads (in part) "The Cabinet approved the suggestion of the
Ministry of Electricity to begin daylight savings time on Friday April
4th, advancing clocks one hour ahead on midnight of Thursday April 3rd."
Since Syria is two hours east of UTC, the 2200 and 2100 transition times
shown above match up with midnight in Syria.