Various Syrian sources say Syria is adopting year-round DST, starting this autumn. However, some areas are not controlled by the Syria government, and therefore not affected by this. Some quotes (translations are not perfect!) From https://www.sana.sy/?p=1754885 "The Cabinet decided to adopt summer time throughout the year and abolish winter time."
From https://www.alsouria.net/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D... "The Council of Ministers in the regime’s government decided to adopt daylight saving time throughout the year. During its weekly session, in the presence of Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, today, Tuesday, the Council decided to cancel the winter time, which has been in place for decades in Syria. [...] permanent adoption of daylight saving time."
From https://www.enabbaladi.net/archives/607812 "This [the decision] came after the weekly government meeting today, Tuesday 4 October [...]" "The decisions of the regime’s government to delay and advance the clock only apply to the areas under its control, while the northern countryside of Aleppo, which is administratively controlled by Turkey, depends on keeping daylight saving time during all months of the year, as is the case in Turkey, and the reason is due to direct relations with the Turkish state in the field of trade exchange. Public institutions and crossings. Thus, daylight saving time will remain in these two control areas." From https://sourpress.net/?p=170398 "In a statement to Al-Watan, the head of the Astronomical Society in Syria, Muhammad Al-Asiri, considered that this decision has great benefits on the level of energy savings, as well as on the economic level, especially tourism." We will soon publish an English summary in our time zone news section: https://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/ Best regards, Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com