DST to End Before Ramadan and Start After Ramadan

[Hurghada Lady]

DST to End Before Ramadan and Start After Ramadan
Egyptians will have to change their clocks four times this year after Egypt's cabinet decided that Daylight Saving Time (DST) will not be used during Ramadan, but will continue after the month of Ramadan. This is the first time that Egypt has used this DST schedule to coincide with the holy month of Ramadan.

Egypt's DST schedule changes are:

DST ends and clocks will move one hour back at midnight (00:00) between Tuesday August 10, and Wednesday August 11, in 2010.
Egypt will revert back to DST after Ramadan and move their clocks forward at midnight (00:00) between Thursday, September 9, and Friday September 10, 2010.
Egypt will end its 2010 DST schedule at midnight (00:00) local time between Thursday, September 30, and Friday, October 1.
According to the spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Dr. Magdi Radi, the decision to end DST before Ramadan and then resume DST after Ramadan was made in accordance to Law No. 14 of 1995. This law states that Egypt’s DST period will start on the last Friday of April and end on the last Thursday of September each year. However, according to the second article of Law No. 141 of 1988, there is an exception when the month of Ramadan coincides with Egypt's DST schedule.
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[Cozdragon]

I get an extra hour in Egypt! Cx

[Karenh]

Ive just worked that out as im out on 28th September and the clocks change again then!
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[Christine]

Do they?what for British winter time ?

[Winged isis]

Thanks, ever so HL. Very good to know when Skyping to Egypt.