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Lebanese Time Zone
by S J March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Hello, Your recent changes to Lebanon's adherence to DST is wrong: "This year Lebanon springs forward April 20/21 not March 25/26. (Thanks to Saadallah Itani.)" https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/NEWS The government of Lebanon did not issue a law decree stating this change and proper legal procedures were not followed. This led to civil action locally where all respected media and groups are not abiding by this decision, taken without any proper legal procedures. Please correct the change on your end to avoid adding to the massive confusion. All devices have already updated to DST, so your change is only adding to the confusion. Thank you for your understanding. I do not give the right to use my name, email or any other identifying information on any public communications or messages or updates.

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Lebanon Resumes DST on March 29/30
by Bassel Shurbaji March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Hello, I thought I should let you know that the government of Lebanon announced that it will resume *DST* on* March 29/30* instead of* April 20/21* as per your latest *Release 2023b*. https://twitter.com/MTVLebanonNews/status/1640312857890832389 https://twitter.com/ALJADEEDNEWS/status/1640313313790681088 Best, Bassel Shurbaji

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Re: [tz] Fw:Time Zone Iran
by Paul Eggert March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

On 2023-03-26 23:39, Patrick.Stergonschegg(a)orf.at wrote: > Hello, > > > I just noticed that the Windows time zone for "UTC +03:30 Tehran" is probably being computed incorrectly. > > > It seems that DST +1 is being added, although Iranian Government announced that they will not switch to DST anymore, beginning in 2023. > > > Official IR News Agency announcement: http://irna.ir/xjJ3TT > > Current Time: https://time.ir > > > I assume that Microsoft imports IANA time zone data: http://bit.ly/3ZmGzTE > > > In the file tzdata2023b\asia on line 1625 it says: > > 3:30 Iran +0330/+0430 > > > I assume the line should be changed and a new line should be added, e.g.: > > 3:30 Iran +0330/+0430 2022 > > 3:30 - +0330 I don't see a need for such a change, as the "Iran" rules end this way: Rule Iran 2021 2022 - Mar 21 24:00 1:00 - Rule Iran 2021 2022 - Sep 21 24:00 0 - The shell command 'zdump -i -c 2021,2030 Asia/Tehran' outputs this: TZ="Asia/Tehran" - - +0330 2021-03-22 01 +0430 1 2021-09-21 23 +0330 2022-03-22 01 +0430 1 2022-09-21 23 +0330 which looks OK: it stops after 2022. If your MS-Windows host disagrees, perhaps you need to update its tables. I don't know how that works, though. > > More ressources: > > http://bit.ly/3lQC9qp > > https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/iran > > > I am looking forward to any feedback. > > > Thanks a lot, > Patrick > >

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Lebanon's Cabinet Reverses Decision of DST Delay
by Patrick March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Hello IANA, This is to keep you updated that Lebanon has reverted its DST shift decision of the 23. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanons-cabinet-reverses-decisio… Thank you! Yours, --- Patrick Louis

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Re: [tz] Lebanon will not spring forward this weekend
by Saadallah Itani March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Cancellation of DST postpone - official announcmenet Regards, Saad Ext. 2229 Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Mar 2023, at 1:30 PM, Saadallah Itani <sitani(a)aub.edu.lb> wrote: > > Dear Paul, > > Lebanese government announced to revert back the DST (March) timing and not to postpone to April on the evening of Wednesday at 23:59 > > Source: http://mtv.com.lb/News/1353208 > > > Please create a new db file. > > Thank you > > Regards, > Saad > Ext. 2229 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 24 Mar 2023, at 12:43 AM, Paul Eggert <eggert(a)cs.ucla.edu> wrote: >> On 3/23/23 13:22, Saadallah Itani wrote: >> >>> I hope Linux Vendors pull the new tzdb changes soon. >> >> We first have to publish tzdb 2023b with the patch for Lebanon <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmm.icann.…>, which I hope to do quite soon. >> >> Unfortunately, many GNU/Linux and other downstream suppliers take some time (a week or more) to test changes before they release data to their users. So unless you're using one of the smaller, faster-moving distros like Alpine Linux you'll likely be out of luck. >> >> People in Lebanon can work around the problem temporarily with an approximation like TZ='EET-2EEST,M4.3.5/0,M10.5.0/0' (this is good for predicted timestamps from April 15, 2022 up to but not including March 31, 2024). If your system doesn't support POSIX TZ strings (many cell phones are like this), you can instead use an approximation like TZ='Africa/Tripoli' (good for predicted timestamps from March 27, 2022 up to April 21 of this year).

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Lebanon DST change reverted
by Rany Hany March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Greetings, The DST change for Lebanon that was adopted in 2023b should be reverted 48 hours from now. The cabinet met today and rolled it back. The Council of Ministers decided to adopt daylight saving time once again starting from Wednesday night (needs details on exactly when "Wednesday night" is, I presume Thursday). Sources: * https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/breaking-news/694239/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%… * https://www.mtv.com.lb/News/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1/1353208/%D9%85%D…

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Re: [tz] Lebanon will not spring forward this weekend
by Saadallah Itani March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Dear Paul, Lebanese government announced to revert back the DST (March) timing and not to postpone to April on the evening of Wednesday at 23:59 Source: http://mtv.com.lb/News/1353208 Please create a new db file. Thank you Regards, Saad Ext. 2229 Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Mar 2023, at 12:43 AM, Paul Eggert <eggert(a)cs.ucla.edu> wrote: > On 3/23/23 13:22, Saadallah Itani wrote: > >> I hope Linux Vendors pull the new tzdb changes soon. > > We first have to publish tzdb 2023b with the patch for Lebanon <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmm.icann.…>, which I hope to do quite soon. > > Unfortunately, many GNU/Linux and other downstream suppliers take some time (a week or more) to test changes before they release data to their users. So unless you're using one of the smaller, faster-moving distros like Alpine Linux you'll likely be out of luck. > > People in Lebanon can work around the problem temporarily with an approximation like TZ='EET-2EEST,M4.3.5/0,M10.5.0/0' (this is good for predicted timestamps from April 15, 2022 up to but not including March 31, 2024). If your system doesn't support POSIX TZ strings (many cell phones are like this), you can instead use an approximation like TZ='Africa/Tripoli' (good for predicted timestamps from March 27, 2022 up to April 21 of this year).

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Lebanon to go back to DST midnight Wednesday March 29th
by Jad Baz March 27, 2023

March 27, 2023

Lebanon to go back to DST midnight Wednesday March 29th https://twitter.com/ALJADEEDNEWS/status/1640313313790681088?t=G_VQcAnq10PSY… https://twitter.com/LBCI_NEWS/status/1640312096972742656?s=19

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Lebanon DST change internally disputed
by Jad Baz March 26, 2023

March 26, 2023

Lebanon is going through many internal disputes surrounding the latest decision to delay DST Many institutions are refusing to comply with the change and are going to adopt regular DST on Sunday Mar 26th Those institutions include but are not limited to: - News agencies - Religious organizations - Schools, universities, etc... The refusal is mainly centered the legality of that decision and, obviously, the technical chaos it will create because of its short notice Moreover, as some of the below articles mention, this is also causing sectarian strife All of these concerns are important to bring to light in view of IANA's procedures for updating timezone data: If you would ask today "what the average person on the street would think the time actually is", it's not at all clear what the answer would be Below are some links about these latest developments: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/middleeast/lebanon-daylight-savings-intl/ind… https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/693963/lbci-refuses-to-comply-wit… https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/news-bulletin-reports/693989/lebanese-patriarc… http://www.mtv.com.lb/en/news/local/1352862/bkerke--we-are-committed-to-swi… http://www.mtv.com.lb/en/news/live_feed/1352804/mtv-will-not-comply-with-th… https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1332635/postponement-of-daylight-sa…

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Time Zone Iran
by Patrick.Stergonschegg＠orf.at March 26, 2023

March 26, 2023

Hello, I just noticed that the Windows time zone for "UTC +03:30 Tehran" is probably being computed incorrectly. It seems that DST +1 is being added, although Iranian Government announced that they will not switch to DST anymore, beginning in 2023. Official IR News Agency announcement: http://irna.ir/xjJ3TT Current Time: https://time.ir I assume that Microsoft imports IANA time zone data: http://bit.ly/3ZmGzTE In the file tzdata2023b\asia on line 1625 it says: 3:30 Iran +0330/+0430 I assume the line should be changed and a new line should be added, e.g.: 3:30 Iran +0330/+0430 2022 3:30 - +0330 More ressources: http://bit.ly/3lQC9qp https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/iran I am looking forward to any feedback. Thanks a lot, Patrick

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