Middle East Region Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time is used in Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian regions, and Syria but each country often has different starting and ending times.

For more information about Middle East daylight saving time usage, time zones and current times view the individual countries listed below.

Daylight Saving Time Usage in the Middle East

COUNTRY	DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME USAGE
Bahrain	Does not utilize daylight saving time
Egypt	Egypt starts Daylight Saving Time on Friday April 26, 2024 at 12:00 midnight local standard time. Egypt ends Daylight Saving Time on Friday November 1, 2024 at 12:00 midnight local daylight time. When daylight saving time ends clocks will be turned back to Thursday 11:00 pm
Gaza Strip	Gaza Strip does utilize daylight saving time. *Dates or times sometimes change weeks or days before the scheduled dates. Gaza Strip starts Daylight Saving Time on Saturday April 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM local standard time. Gaza Strip ends Daylight Saving Time on Saturday October 26, 2024 at 2:00 AM local daylight time.
Iran	Iran will not utilize daylight saving time in 2024. Iran will observe GMT/UTC + 3:30 year round. Iran last started Daylight Saving Time on Tuesday March 22, 2022 at 12:00 AM local standard time. (Midnight between Friday and Saturday) Iran last ended Daylight Saving Time on Thursday September 22, 2022 at 12:00 AM local daylight time.
Iraq	Does not utilize daylight saving time
Israel	Israel does utilize daylight saving time. Israel starts Daylight Saving Time on Friday March 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM local standard time. Israel ends Daylight Saving Time on Sunday October 27, 2024 at 2:00 AM local daylight time.
Jordan	The government of Jordan has announced the country will remain on daylight saving time year round. As a result Jordan will observe GMT/UTC + 3h year round. Jordan last started Daylight Saving Time on Friday February 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM local standard time. (Midnight between Thursday and Friday) Jordan did not end Daylight Saving Time on Friday October 28, 2022 at 1:00 AM local daylight time. Instead Jordan will observe UTC +3:00 year round.
Kuwait	Does not utilize daylight saving time
Lebanon	Lebanon does utilize daylight saving time. Lebanon starts Daylight Saving Time on Thursday March 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM local standard time. (Midnight between Wednesday and Thursday) Lebanon ends Daylight Saving Time on Sunday October 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM local daylight time. (Midnight between Saturday and Sunday)
Oman	Does not utilize daylight saving time
Qatar	Does not utilize daylight saving time
Saudi Arabia	Does not utilize daylight saving time
Syria	The government of Syria has announced the country will remain on daylight saving time year round. As a result Syria will observe GMT/UTC + 3h year round. Syria last started Daylight Saving Time on Friday March 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM local standard time. (Midnight between Thursday and Friday) Syria did not end Daylight Saving Time on Friday October 28, 2022 at 12:00 AM local daylight time. Instead Syria will observe daylight saving year round.
Turkey	In 2016 the government of Turkey announced that the country would remain on daylight saving time year round. As a result Turkey Time (TRT) is consistent with Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) both of which are GMT/UTC + 3h
United Arab Emirates	Does not utilize daylight saving time
West Bank	West Bank does utilize daylight saving time. *Dates or times sometimes change weeks or days before the scheduled dates. West Bank starts Daylight Saving Time on Saturday April 20, 2024 at 2:00 AM local standard time. West Bank ends Daylight Saving Time on Saturday October 26, 2024 at 2:00 AM local daylight time.
Yemen	Does not utilize daylight saving time

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