April 16, 2019, Morocco - "Morocco to Switch Clocks Back 1 Hour on May 5 2019 for Ramadan",
by Safaa Kasraoui, Morocco World News
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Morocco to Switch Clocks Back 1 Hour on May 5 2019 for Ramadan
Moroccans will have to reset their clocks to go back to GMT on Sunday, May 5 at 3 a.m., two days ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.
Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani announced the government’s decision to change from the new standard time, GMT+1, back to GMT during Ramadan.
Previously, Morocco switched the clock every summer to Daylight Saving Time, GMT+1, and returned to the old standard time, GMT, for a period when Ramadan fell in the summer. After Ramadan, Morocco switched back to DST for the remainder of the summer and returned again to the old standard time every winter on the last Sunday in October.
In October 2018, however, the government adopted Decree 2.18.855, adding 60 minutes to the standard time in Morocco, and moving the country to GMT+1 year-round.
The switch back to GMT+1 will occur on Sunday, June 9th 2019 at 2am.
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