* NEWS, asia (Asia/Famagusta): Switch back to +02/+03 with EU rules. --- NEWS | 7 ++++++- asia | 9 ++++++++- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index d570ec7..4e98ef7 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ News for the tz database Unreleased, experimental changes - Briefly: Fiji ends DST 2018-01-14, not 2018-01-21. + Briefly: + Northern Cyprus switches from +03 to +02/+03 on 2017-10-29. + Fiji ends DST 2018-01-14, not 2018-01-21. Namibia switches from +01/+02 to +02 on 2018-04-01. Sudan switches from +03 to +02 on 2017-11-01. Turks & Caicos switches from -04 to -05/-04 on 2018-11-04. @@ -11,6 +13,9 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Changes to future time stamps + Northern Cyprus has decided to resume EU rules starting + 2017-10-29, thus reinstituting winter time. + Fiji ends DST 2018-01-14 instead of the 2018-01-21 previously predicted. (Thanks to Dominic Fok.) Adjust future predictions accordingly. diff --git a/asia b/asia index 5ce916d..ac39af3 100644 --- a/asia +++ b/asia @@ -785,6 +785,12 @@ Zone Asia/Macau 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 Jan 1 # Looks like the time zone split in Cyprus went through last night. # http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/10/30/cyprus-new-division-two-time-zones-now-rea... +# From Paul Eggert (2017-10-18): +# Northern Cyprus will reinstate winter time on October 29, thus +# staying in sync with the rest of Cyprus. See: Anastasiou A. +# Cyprus to remain united in time. Cyprus Mail 2017-10-17. +# https://cyprus-mail.com/2017/10/17/cyprus-remain-united-time/ + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 S Rule Cyprus 1975 only - Oct 12 0:00 0 - @@ -802,7 +808,8 @@ Zone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 Zone Asia/Famagusta 2:15:48 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 2:00 Cyprus EE%sT 1998 Sep 2:00 EUAsia EE%sT 2016 Sep 8 - 3:00 - +03 + 3:00 - +03 2017 Oct 29 1:00u + 2:00 EUAsia EE%sT # Classically, Cyprus belongs to Asia; e.g. see Herodotus, Histories, I.72. # However, for various reasons many users expect to find it under Europe. -- 2.7.4