Country Time Standard --- DST Start --- --- DST End --- DST Name Zone Variation Time Date Time Date Variation Syrian Arab Republic SY +0200 2200 03APR08 2100 30SEP08 +0300 2200 02APR09 2100 30SEP09 +0300 2200 01APR10 2100 30SEP10 +0300
Here's a link to English-language coverage by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)... http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm ...which reads (in part) "The Cabinet approved the suggestion of the Ministry of Electricity to begin daylight savings time on Friday April 4th, advancing clocks one hour ahead on midnight of Thursday April 3rd." Since Syria is two hours east of UTC, the 2200 and 2100 transition times shown above match up with midnight in Syria.