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Time Zones of the Middle East
UTC+02:00: Eastern European Time (EET) observed all year in Egypt. UTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00: Eastern European Time (EET) and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) observed in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel. In Israel it is called Israel Standard Time (IST) or Israel Daylight Time (IDT). UTC+03:00: Turkey Time (TRT) observed all year in Turkey. Arabia Standard Time (AST) observed all year in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. UTC+03:30 / UTC+04:30: Iran Standard Time (IRST) and Iran Daylight Time (IRDT) observed in Iran.

Israel Daylight Time (IDT; Hebrew: שעון קייץ, Shaon Kayitz, lit.: summer clock) is a time zone used in Israel during daylight saving time. It is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+03:00). Daylight saving time is observed in Israel from the last Friday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October.

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    When IDT starts, clocks advance from 02:00 to 03:00.

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