Time difference Dubai, Arab Emirates Vs New York / Vs California / Vs Illinois / Vs Texas / Vs Arizona / Vs Colorado / Vs Local timeThe Middle East spans 4 time zones, ranging from UTC +2h. to UTC +4h. EET (Israel) / AST (Saudi Arabia) / Iran / United Arab Emirates.
Middle East Daylight Saving Time 2025
• Most of the Middle East does not observe daylight saving time, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar... 
Countries that use time change.
• There are multiple DST dates, and only these countries observe daylight saving time:
Cyprus / Egypt / Lebanon / Israel / and Palestinian Territories: West Bank / Gaza Strip. More info.
Countries that have stopped using daylight saving time:
• Jordan, Syria and Iran no longer use daylight saving time. More info
| Eastern European Time | |
| Israel | Lebanon |
| Israel (Jerusalem) | Lebanon (Beirut) |
| Israel Time | Eastern European Time |
| IST = standard +2h IDT = daylight +3h |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
| Gaza Strip | West Bank |
| Gaza Strip - Palestinian Territory | West Bank - Palestinian Territory |
| Eastern European Time | Eastern European Time |
| EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
| Egypt | Cyprus |
| Egypt (Cairo) | Cyprus (Nicosia) |
| Eastern European Time | Eastern European Time |
| EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
EET = standard +2h EEST = summer +3h |
Note: All of these Middle Eastern countries observe Daylight Saving Time, and each of them uses a different DST date. |
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 Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| AST / Turkey | Iran |
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| Arabia Standard Time | Iran Standard Time |
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AST/UTC = +3h No daylight saving |
IRST/UTC = +3:30 No daylight saving |
| Bahrain (Manama) | Iran* |
| Iraq (Baghdad) | Ahvaz |
| Jordan (Amman)* | Isfahan |
| Kuwait (Kuwait City) | Karaj |
| Qatar (Doha) | Kermanshah |
| Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) | Mashhad |
| Socotra Island | Qom |
| Syria (Damascus)* | Shiraz |
Turkey (Istanbul) |
Tehran |
| Yemen (Sanaa) | (the whole country) |
| Middle Eastern countries with cities | |
| *Since October 2022, Jordan and Syria permanently use the UTC +3h time zone, without daylight saving time. Previously they used standard time UTC+2 and UTC+3 in summer. *Since September 2022, Iran no longer uses daylight saving time and permanently uses the UTC +3:30 time zone. More info. |
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| United Arab Emirates | |
| Gulf Standard Time | |
| GST/UTC = +4h No daylight saving |
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Abu Dhabi  |
Ras Al Khaimah |
| Ajman | Sharjah |
| Dubai |
Umm Al Quwain |
| Fujairah | |
| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is made up of seven independent city-states: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. | |
| Al-Ain is a major city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi | |
| Oman | |
| Gulf Standard Time | |
| GST/UTC = +4h No daylight saving |
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| As Sīb | Muscat |
| Bawshar | Salalah |
| Note: Only some countries in Middle East use daylight saving time |
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| Middle Eastern countries with cities | |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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Current time in Israel  |
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| Israel daylight saving 2025 | |
Starts + 1h  |
Ends - 1h  |
| March-28 Fri. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Oct.-26 Sun. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| IDT +3h daylight | IST +2h standard |
| On Friday, March 28, at 2:00 am Israel turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Sunday, October 26, at 2:00 am Israel turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Lebanon |
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| Lebanon daylight saving 2025 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-30 Sun. 0:00 → 1:00 |
Oct.-26 Sun. 0:00 → 23:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Sunday, March 30, at 0:00 am Lebanon turns the clock forward 1 h | On Sunday, October 26, at 0:00 am Lebanon turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in West Bank - Palestine |
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| West Bank daylight saving 2025 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| April-12 Sat. 0:20 → 3:00 |
Oct.-25 Sat. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Saturday, April 12, at 2:00 am West Bank turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Saturday, October 25, at 2:00 am West Bank turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Gaza Strip - Palestine |
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| Gaza Strip daylight saving 2025 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| April -12 Sat. 2:00 → 3:00 |
Oct.-25 Sat. 2:00 → 1:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Saturday, April 12, at 2:00 am Gaza Strip turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Saturday, October 25, at 2:00 am Gaza Strip turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Cyprus |
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| Cyprus daylight saving 2025 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| March-30 Sun. 3:00 → 4:00 |
Oct.-26 Sun. 4:00 → 3:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| The last Sunday, in March 30, at 3:00 am Cyprus turns the clock forward 1 hour | The last Sunday, October 26, at 4:00 am Cyprus turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Egypt |
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| Egypt daylight saving 2025 | |
| Starts + 1h |
Ends - 1h |
| April-25 Fri. 0:00 → 1:00 |
Oct.-31 Fri. 0:00 → 23:00 |
| EEST +3h summer | EET +2h standard |
| On Friday, March 25, at 0:00 am Egypt turns the clock forward 1 hour | On Friday, October 31, at 0:00 am Egypt turns the clock back 1 hour |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Jordan |
| Jordan No daylight saving |
| No daylight saving time |
| The last time change in Jordan was on October 5, 2022, at 0:00, when the clocks were turned back 1 hour, however, clocks were not changed because Jordan switched time zones from UTC +2 to UTC +3 at the same time. Jordan's time zone will be UTC +3h throughout the year. |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
| Current time in Syria |
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| Syria No daylight saving | ||
| No daylight saving time | ||
| The last time change in Syria was on October 4, 2022, at 0:00, whem the clocks were turned back 1 hour, however, clocks were not changed because Syria switched time zones from UTC +2 to UTC +3 at the same time. Syria's time zone will be UTC +3h throughout the year. |
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| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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| Current time in Iran |
| Iran No daylight saving |
| No daylight saving time |
| The last time change in Iran was on September 22, 2022, at 0:00, when the clocks were turned back 1 hour. Iran's time zone will be UTC +3h30 throughout the year. |
| Middle East Time / Asia Time |
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Middle East Time Zone Map Middle East Map with current time and time zones. Middle East Countries with some major cities. Other maps of Asia: |
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Clocks symbols:
Daylight Saving Time. 
UTC standard time, or winter time. 
No Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. 24 hour clock format
Clocks and symbols (daylight saving - winter) are updated in real time as the time changes in different Middle East time zones.
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