Update time zone data files to tzdata release 2009e: DST law changes in

Argentina/San_Luis, Cuba, Jordan (historical correction only), Morocco,
Palestine, Syria, Tunisia.

src/timezone/data/africa

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)africa	8.17
+# @(#)africa	8.18
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -564,6 +564,40 @@ Zone	Indian/Mayotte	3:00:56 -	LMT	1911 Jul	# Mamoutzou
 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html">
 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html
 # </a>
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-17):
+# Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00 according
+# to many sources, such as
+# <a href="http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html">
+# http://news.marweb.com/morocco/entertainment/morocco-daylight-saving.html
+# </a>
+# <a href="http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312">
+# http://www.medi1sat.ma/fr/depeche.aspx?idp=2312
+# </a>
+# (French)
+#
+# Our summary:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-starts-dst-2009.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17):
+# Here is a link to official document from Royaume du Maroc Premier Ministre,
+# Ministere de la Modernisation des Secteurs Publics
+#
+# Under Article 1 of Royal Decree No. 455-67 of Act 23 safar 1387 (2 june 1967)
+# concerning the amendment of the legal time, the Ministry of Modernization of
+# Public Sectors announced that the official time in the Kingdom will be
+# advanced 60 minutes from Sunday 31 May 2009 at midnight.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf">
+# http://www.mmsp.gov.ma/francais/Actualites_fr/PDF_Actualites_Fr/HeureEte_FR.pdf
+# </a>
+#
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_morocco03.html
+# </a>
+
 # RULE	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 
 Rule	Morocco	1939	only	-	Sep	12	 0:00	1:00	S
@@ -583,6 +617,8 @@ Rule	Morocco	1978	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Morocco	1978	only	-	Aug	 4	 0:00	0	-
 Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Morocco	2008	only	-	Sep	 1	 0:00	0	-
+Rule	Morocco	2009	only	-	Jun	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Morocco	2009	only	-	Aug	 21	 0:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Africa/Casablanca	-0:30:20 -	LMT	1913 Oct 26
 			 0:00	Morocco	WE%sT	1984 Mar 16
@@ -787,6 +823,43 @@ Zone	Africa/Lome	0:04:52 -	LMT	1893
 # Ending         : the last Sunday of October at 03:00 ...
 # http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1188&Itemid=50
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-16):
+# According to several news sources, Tunisia will not observe DST this year.
+# (Arabic)
+# <a href="http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546">
+# http://www.elbashayer.com/?page=viewn&nid=42546
+# </a>
+# <a href="http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp">
+# http://www.babnet.net/kiwidetail-15295.asp
+# </a>
+#
+# We have also confirmed this with the US embassy in Tunisia.
+# We have a wrap-up about this on the following page:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/tunisia-cancels-dst-2009.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-17):
+# Here is a link to Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency
+#
+# Standard time to be kept the whole year long (tap.info.tn):
+#
+# (in English)
+# <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157">
+# http://www.tap.info.tn/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26813&Itemid=157
+# </a>
+#
+# (in Arabic)
+# <a href="http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1">
+# http://www.tap.info.tn/ar/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61240&Itemid=1
+# </a>
+
+# From Arthur David Olson (2009--3-18):
+# The Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency notice contains this: "This measure is due to the fact
+# that the fasting month of ramadan coincides with the period concerned by summer time.
+# Therefore, the standard time will be kept unchanged the whole year long."
+# So foregoing DST seems to be an exception (albeit one that may be repeated in the  future).
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Tunisia	1939	only	-	Apr	15	23:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Tunisia	1939	only	-	Nov	18	23:00s	0	-
@@ -811,8 +884,10 @@ Rule	Tunisia	1989	only	-	Mar	26	 0:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Tunisia	1990	only	-	May	 1	 0:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Tunisia	2005	only	-	May	 1	 0:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Tunisia	2005	only	-	Sep	30	 1:00s	0	-
-Rule	Tunisia	2006	max	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
+Rule	Tunisia	2006	2008	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
-Rule	Tunisia	2006	max	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
+Rule	Tunisia	2006	2008	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
+Rule	Tunisia	2010	max	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
+Rule	Tunisia	2010	max	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
 # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's
 # more precise 0:09:21.
 # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11.

src/timezone/data/asia

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)asia	8.25
+# @(#)asia	8.29
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -1049,6 +1049,40 @@ Zone	Asia/Tokyo	9:18:59	-	LMT	1887 Dec 31 15:00u
 # http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm
 # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27".
 #
+
+# From Phil Pizzey (2009-04-02):
+# ...I think I may have spotted an error in the timezone data for
+# Jordan.
+# The current (2009d) asia file shows Jordan going to daylight
+# saving
+# time on the last Thursday in March.
+#
+# Rule  Jordan      2000  max	-  Mar   lastThu     0:00s 1:00  S
+#
+# However timeanddate.com, which I usually find reliable, shows Jordan
+# going to daylight saving time on the last Friday in March since 2002.
+# Please see
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11
+# </a>
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-02):
+# This single one might be good enough, (2009-03-24, Arabic):
+# <a href="http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279">
+# http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279
+# </a>
+#
+# Google's translation:
+#
+# > The Council of Ministers decided in 2002 to adopt the principle of timely
+# > submission of the summer at 60 minutes as of midnight on the last Thursday
+# > of the month of March of each year.
+#
+# So - this means the midnight between Thursday and Friday since 2002.
+
+# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-06):
+# We still have Jordan switching to DST on Thursdays in 2000 and 2001.
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Jordan	1973	only	-	Jun	6	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Jordan	1973	1975	-	Oct	1	0:00	0	-
@@ -1071,8 +1105,9 @@ Rule	Jordan	1993	1998	-	Apr	Fri>=1	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Jordan	1994	only	-	Sep	Fri>=15	0:00	0	-
 Rule	Jordan	1995	1998	-	Sep	Fri>=15	0:00s	0	-
 Rule	Jordan	1999	only	-	Jul	 1	0:00s	1:00	S
-Rule	Jordan	1999	2002	-	Sep	lastThu	0:00s	0	-
+Rule	Jordan	1999	2002	-	Sep	lastFri	0:00s	0	-
-Rule	Jordan	2000	max	-	Mar	lastThu	0:00s	1:00	S
+Rule	Jordan	2000	2001	-	Mar	lastThu	0:00s	1:00	S
+Rule	Jordan	2002	max	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Jordan	2003	only	-	Oct	24	0:00s	0	-
 Rule	Jordan	2004	only	-	Oct	15	0:00s	0	-
 Rule	Jordan	2005	only	-	Sep	lastFri	0:00s	0	-
@@ -1695,6 +1730,22 @@ Zone	Asia/Karachi	4:28:12 -	LMT	1907
 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html
 # </a>
 
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-26):
+# According to the Palestine News Network (arabic.pnn.ps), Palestinian
+# government decided to start Daylight Time on Thursday night March
+# 26 and continue until the night of 27 September 2009.
+#
+# (in Arabic)
+# <a href="http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850">
+# http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850
+# </a>
+#
+# or
+# (English translation)
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html
+# </a>
+
 # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule EgyptAsia	1957	only	-	May	10	0:00	1:00	S
@@ -1708,10 +1759,12 @@ Rule Palestine	1999	2005	-	Apr	Fri>=15	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule Palestine	1999	2003	-	Oct	Fri>=15	0:00	0	-
 Rule Palestine	2004	only	-	Oct	 1	1:00	0	-
 Rule Palestine	2005	only	-	Oct	 4	2:00	0	-
-Rule Palestine	2006	max	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule Palestine	2006	2008	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule Palestine	2006	only	-	Sep	22	0:00	0	-
 Rule Palestine	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=8	2:00	0	-
-Rule Palestine	2008	max	-	Aug	lastThu	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2008	only	-	Aug	lastFri	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2009	max	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule Palestine	2009	max	-	Sep	lastMon	2:00	0	-
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Gaza	2:17:52	-	LMT	1900 Oct
@@ -1969,8 +2022,29 @@ Rule	Syria	2007	only	-	Nov	 Fri>=1	0:00	0	-
 # http://sana.sy/ara/2/2008/10/07/195459.htm
 # </a>
 
-Rule	Syria	2008	max	-	Apr	Fri>=1	0:00	1:00	S
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-19):
+# Syria will start DST on 2009-03-27 00:00 this year according to many sources,
+# two examples:
+#
+# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm">
+# http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/03/17/217563.htm
+# </a>
+# (English, Syrian Arab News # Agency)
+# <a href="http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=94459258720090318012209">
+# http://thawra.alwehda.gov.sy/_View_news2.asp?FileName=94459258720090318012209
+# </a>
+# (Arabic, gov-site)
+#
+# We have not found any sources saying anything about when DST ends this year.
+#
+# Our summary
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html
+# </a>
+
+Rule	Syria	2008	only	-	Apr	Fri>=1	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Syria	2008	max	-	Nov	1	0:00	0	-
+Rule	Syria	2009	max	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00	1:00	S
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Damascus	2:25:12 -	LMT	1920	# Dimashq

src/timezone/data/leapseconds

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)leapseconds	8.6
+# @(#)leapseconds	8.7
 
 # Allowance for leapseconds added to each timezone file.
 
@@ -53,40 +53,32 @@ Leap	2008	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 # SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
 # OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
 # 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)
-# Tel.      : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26
+# Tel.      : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 29
 # FAX       : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
-# e-mail    : services.iers@obspm.fr
+# Internet  : services.iers@obspm.fr
-# http://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc
 #
-# Paris, 4 July 2008
+# Paris, 15 January 2009
 #
-# Bulletin C 36
+# Bulletin C 37
 #
 # To authorities responsible
 # for the measurement and
 # distribution of time
 #
-# UTC TIME STEP
+# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
-# on the 1st of January 2009
 #
-# A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2008.
+# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2009.
-# The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be:		
+# The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the
+# International Atomic Time TAI is :		
 #
-# 2008 December 31,     23h 59m 59s
-# 2008 December 31,     23h 59m 60s
-# 2009 January   1,      0h  0m  0s
-#
-# The difference between UTC and the International Atomic Time TAI is:
-#
-# from 2006 January 1, 0h UTC, to 2009 January 1  0h UTC  : UTC-TAI = - 33s
 # from 2009 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -34 s
 #
 # Leap seconds can be introduced in UTC at the end of the months of December
 # or June,  depending on the evolution of UT1-TAI. Bulletin C is mailed every
-# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC or to confirm that there
+# six months, either to announce a time step in UTC, or to confirm that there
 # will be no time step at the next possible date.
 #
 # Daniel GAMBIS
 # Head			
-# Earth Orientation Center of IERS
+# Earth Orientation Center of the IERS
 # Observatoire de Paris, France

src/timezone/data/northamerica

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)northamerica	8.26
+# @(#)northamerica	8.27
 # <pre>
 
 # also includes Central America and the Caribbean
@@ -2258,6 +2258,25 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica	-5:36:20 -	LMT	1890		# San Jose
 # From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-12):
 # Assume Sun>=15 (third Sunday) going forward.
 
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-04)
+# According to the Radio Reloj - Cuba will start Daylight Saving Time on
+# midnight between Saturday, March 07, 2009 and Sunday, March 08, 2009-
+# not on midnight March 14 / March 15 as previously thought.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba05.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba05.html
+# (in Spanish)
+# </a>
+
+# From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-09)
+# I listened over the Internet to
+# <a href="http://media.enet.cu/readioreloj">
+# http://media.enet.cu/readioreloj
+# </a>
+# this morning; when it was 10:05 a. m. here in Bethesda, Maryland the
+# the time was announced as "diez cinco"--the same time as here, indicating
+# that has indeed switched to DST. Assume second Sunday from 2009 forward.
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Cuba	1928	only	-	Jun	10	0:00	1:00	D
 Rule	Cuba	1928	only	-	Oct	10	0:00	0	S
@@ -2290,7 +2309,8 @@ Rule	Cuba	1998	2003	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
 Rule	Cuba	2000	2004	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	Cuba	2006	max	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
 Rule	Cuba	2007	only	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
-Rule	Cuba	2008	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	Cuba	2008	only	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	Cuba	2009	max	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	America/Havana	-5:29:28 -	LMT	1890

src/timezone/data/southamerica

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)southamerica	8.33
+# @(#)southamerica	8.34
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -351,6 +351,50 @@ Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
 # keep America/Cordoba a single region rather than splitting it into the
 # other 5 subregions.
 
+# From Mariano Absatz (2009-03-13):
+# Yesterday (with our usual 2-day notice) the Province of San Luis
+# decided that next Sunday instead of "staying" @utc-03:00 they will go
+# to utc-04:00 until the second Saturday in October...
+#
+# The press release is at
+# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/SL/Paginas/NoticiaDetalle.asp?TemaId=1&InfoPrensaId=3102">
+# http://www.sanluis.gov.ar/SL/Paginas/NoticiaDetalle.asp?TemaId=1&InfoPrensaId=3102
+# </a>
+# (I couldn't find the decree, but
+# <a href="http://www.sanluis.gov.ar">
+# www.sanluis.gov.ar
+# <a/>
+# is the official page for the Province Government).
+#
+# There's also a note in only one of the major national papers (La Nación) at
+# <a href="http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1107912">
+# http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1107912
+# </a>
+# 
+# The press release says:
+#  (...) anunció que el próximo domingo a las 00:00 los puntanos deberán
+# atrasar una hora sus relojes.
+#
+# A partir de entonces, San Luis establecerá el huso horario propio de
+# la Provincia. De esta manera, durante el periodo del calendario anual
+# 2009, el cambio horario quedará comprendido entre las 00:00 del tercer
+# domingo de marzo y las 24:00 del segundo sábado de octubre.
+# Quick&dirty translation
+# (...) announced that next Sunday, at 00:00, Puntanos (the San Luis
+# inhabitants) will have to turn back one hour their clocks
+#
+# Since then, San Luis will establish its own Province timezone. Thus,
+# during 2009, this timezone change will run from 00:00 the third Sunday
+# in March until 24:00 of the second Saturday in October.
+
+# From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-16):
+# The unofficial claim at
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/san-luis-new-time-zone.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/san-luis-new-time-zone.html
+# </a>
+# is that "The province will most likely follow the next daylight saving schedule,
+# which is planned for the second Sunday in October."
+
 #
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 #
@@ -498,7 +542,8 @@ Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT	1894 Oct 31
 			-3:00	-	ART	2004 May 31
 			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Jul 25
 			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Jan 21
-			-3:00	-	ART
+			-3:00	-	ART	2009 Mar 15
+			-4:00	Arg	WAR%sT
 #
 # Santa Cruz (SC)
 Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31