On 2023-03-10 14:54, Paul Eggert via tz wrote:
On 2023-03-10 00:13, Almaz Mingaleev wrote:
Will you wait for the draft to become final Unfortunately I don't know the legislative process in Egypt, so I don't know what the status of this time change is. Is it formally approved? If not, what steps need to be taken before the change becomes law in Egypt?
(especially given their 2 recent attempts to introduce DST)
Yes, that's partly why I haven't yet cut a new tzdb release. I don't want to wait too long, though.
If you recall the previous fiasco when it was cancelled at the last minute: https://codeofmatt.com/time-zone-chaos-inevitable-in-egypt/ Parliament disagreed with the PM and Cabinet that DST was needed, so voted against passing the law! The current situation appears to be better, but review and debate of even bills with agreement can take weeks. Found a site with info: https://www.idsc.gov.eg/Newsletter/List - click View All - Click issue for "Thu. 02 Mar., 2023" - https://idsc.gov.eg/Upload/DocumentLibrary/Attachment_A/8241/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8... Translate: https://idsc-gov-eg.translate.goog/Upload/DocumentLibrary/Attachment_A/8241/... Find in page "daylight savings time" for other discussion 30-40% down. [It appears many gov.eg. links work only within Egypt see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Egypt#External_links explains why my attempts to view pages fail, so someone local will have to send us a copy of the law, or better a translation of a copy! Many archive.org English links stop in 2016, Arabic at the end of 2020.] -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry