Egypt Abolishes Daylight Saving Time On Wednesday, April 20,
2011, the Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers issued a decree to
abolish daylight saving time (DST) for good. The country was
originally scheduled to switch to DST on April 29.
©iStockphoto.com/Jason Walton Illustration The decision follows
a poll conducted by the Egyptian government in which 79% of the
participants expressed their wish to stop using DST in the North
African country. A somewhat erratic time schedule may have
contributed to the increasing dismay. In 2010, clocks were
adjusted four times to accommodate the observation of Ramadan.
Egypt first introduced in 1988 to curb electricity consumption.
However, a recent study conducted by the Ministry of Electricity
and Energy revealed that the measure had no significant impact
on power usage. timeanddate.com will provide updates on this and
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