Hi,

I have recently downloaded this tz file: tzdata2010k.tar.gz

I have compiled the tz file for Egypt and find the following:

bash-3.00# zdump -v Egypt | grep 2010

Egypt Thu Apr 29 21:59:59 2010 UTC = Thu Apr 29 23:59:59 2010 EET isdst=0

Egypt Thu Apr 29 22:00:00 2010 UTC = Fri Apr 30 01:00:00 2010 EEST isdst=1

Egypt Tue Aug 10 20:59:59 2010 UTC = Tue Aug 10 23:59:59 2010 EEST isdst=1

Egypt Tue Aug 10 21:00:00 2010 UTC = Tue Aug 10 23:00:00 2010 EET isdst=0

Egypt Wed Sep 8 21:59:59 2010 UTC = Wed Sep 8 23:59:59 2010 EET isdst=0

Egypt Wed Sep 8 22:00:00 2010 UTC = Thu Sep 9 01:00:00 2010 EEST isdst=1

Egypt Thu Sep 30 20:59:59 2010 UTC = Thu Sep 30 23:59:59 2010 EEST isdst=1

Egypt Thu Sep 30 21:00:00 2010 UTC = Thu Sep 30 23:00:00 2010 EET isdst=0

All of this looks correct, except for the Sep 8 - Sep 9 changes.

Here is what I find on the web about time changes in Egypt:

DST ends on Midnight between Tuesday, August 10, 2010 and Wednesday, August 11, 2010 local daylight time

DST starts on Midnight between Thursday, September 9, 2010 and Friday, September 10, 2010 local standard time

DST ends on Midnight between Thursday, September 30, 2010 and Friday, October 1, 2010 local daylight time

On the web, DST starts between Sept 9 and 10^th

In the TZ file, DST starts between Sept 8 and 9^th.

Thank you,

Rick Stanley
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