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# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
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# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
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# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
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# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
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# unless discontinued, next DST may end Thursday 28 August 2008.
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# From Paul Eggert (2007-08-17):
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# For lack of better info, assume the new rule is last Thursday in August.
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Rule Egypt 2008 max - Aug lastThu 23:00s 0 -
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# From Petr Machata (2009-04-06):
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# The following appeared in Red Hat bugzilla[1] (edited):
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# > $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo | grep 2009
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# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Apr 23 21:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu =
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# > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Africa/Cairo Thu Aug 27 20:59:59 2009 UTC = Thu =
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# > 23:00:00 2009 EET isdst=0 gmtoff=7200
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# > end date should be Thu Sep 24 2009 (Last Thursday in September at 23:59=
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# > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958729/
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# timeanddate[2] and another site I've found[3] also support that.
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# [1] <a href="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263">
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# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492263
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# [2] <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53">
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# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=53
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# [3] <a href="http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/">
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# http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/egypt/
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# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-20):
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# In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth
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# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct
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# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):
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# The Government of Mauritius weblink
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# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD">
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# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows: