Syria will start DST on 2009-03-27 00:00 this year according to many sources, two examples: http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm (English, Syrian Arab News Agency) http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=9445925872009031801220... (Arabic, gov-site) We have not found any sources saying anything about when DST ends this year. Our summary http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html Best regards, Steffen Thorsen / timeanddate.com