--- old/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/africa Tue Nov 6 23:32:09 2012 +++ new/make/sun/javazic/tzdata/africa Tue Nov 6 23:32:08 2012 @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ # I received a mail from an airline which says that the daylight # saving time in Egypt will end in the night of 2007-09-06 to 2007-09-07. # From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2007-08-15): [The following agree:] -# http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm +# http://www.nentjes.info/Bill/bill5.htm # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=53 # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-09-04): The official information...: # http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/Miscellaneous/000002/0207000000000000001580.htm @@ -314,18 +314,18 @@ # in September. # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11): -# We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet +# We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet # Information and Decision Support Center: # # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html # -# +# # The Middle East News Agency # # http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx # # also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21" -# today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT." +# today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT." # Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service, # and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine # (at least today). @@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25): # Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial # basis.... -# It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to +# It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to # 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful.... # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-daylight-saving-time.html @@ -528,12 +528,12 @@ # than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start # date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time # given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time). -# -# A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date -# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, -# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in -# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder -# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which +# +# A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date +# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date, +# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in +# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder +# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which # changes two days later. # From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11): @@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ # # From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11): -# The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this: +# The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this: # "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour # at 2am (or 02:00) local time..." @@ -686,8 +686,8 @@ # XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now. # From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27): -# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 -# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end +# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31 +# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end # of September: # # One article about it (in French): @@ -821,6 +821,23 @@ # "...à partir du dernier dimance d'avril et non fins mars, # comme annoncé précédemment." +# From Milamber Space Network (2012-07-17): +# The official return to GMT is announced by the Moroccan government: +# +# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/fr/actualites.aspx?id=288 [in French] +# +# +# Google translation, lightly edited: +# Back to the standard time of the Kingdom (GMT) +# Pursuant to Decree No. 2-12-126 issued on 26 Jumada (I) 1433 (April 18, +# 2012) and in accordance with the order of Mr. President of the +# Government No. 3-47-12 issued on 24 Sha'ban (11 July 2012), the Ministry +# of Public Service and Administration Modernization announces the return +# of the legal time of the Kingdom (GMT) from Friday, July 20, 2012 until +# Monday, August 20, 2012. So the time will be delayed by 60 minutes from +# 3:00 am Friday, July 20, 2012 and will again be advanced by 60 minutes +# August 20, 2012 from 2:00 am. + # RULE NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Morocco 1939 only - Sep 12 0:00 1:00 S @@ -848,6 +865,8 @@ Rule Morocco 2011 only - Jul 31 0 0 - Rule Morocco 2012 max - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 S Rule Morocco 2012 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2012 only - Jul 20 3:00 0 - +Rule Morocco 2012 only - Aug 20 2:00 1:00 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Africa/Casablanca -0:30:20 - LMT 1913 Oct 26 @@ -876,7 +895,7 @@ # Forecasting Riaan van Zyl explained that the far eastern parts of # the country are close to 40 minutes earlier in sunrise than the rest # of the country. -# +# # From Paul Eggert (2007-03-31): # Apparently the Caprivi Strip informally observes Botswana time, but # we have no details. In the meantime people there can use Africa/Gaborone.