--- a/jdk/make/data/tzdata/asia Wed Jan 29 22:18:46 2014 -0800
+++ b/jdk/make/data/tzdata/asia Thu Jan 30 12:22:24 2014 +0400
@@ -1403,12 +1403,22 @@
# switch back to standard time this winter, so the will stay on DST
# until about the same time next year (at least).
# http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=88950
-#
-# From Paul Eggert (2013-09-21):
-# It's looking like this change will be permanent; see
-# Petra News Agency, Cancelling winter saved Jordan $7 million (2013-02-20)
-# <http://www.albawaba.com/business/jordan-winter-electricity--472005>.
-# So move Jordan to UTC+3 as of the abovementioned date.
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2013-12-11):
+# Jordan Times and other sources say that Jordan is going back to
+# UTC+2 on 2013-12-19 at midnight:
+# http://jordantimes.com/govt-decides-to-switch-back-to-wintertime
+# Official, in Arabic:
+# http://www.petra.gov.jo/public_news/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Menu_ID=&Site_Id=2&lang=1&NewsID=133230&CatID=14
+# ... Our background/permalink about it
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/jordan-reverses-dst-decision.html
+# ...
+# http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?lang=2&site_id=1&NewsID=133313&Type=P
+# ... says midnight for the coming one and 1:00 for the ones in the future
+# (and they will use DST again next year, using the normal schedule).
+
+# From Paul Eggert (2013-12-11):
+# As Steffen suggested, consider the past 21-month experiment to be DST.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 S
@@ -1438,11 +1448,13 @@
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 -
-Rule Jordan 2006 2012 - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 -
+Rule Jordan 2006 2011 - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 -
+Rule Jordan 2013 only - Dec 20 0:00 0 -
+Rule Jordan 2014 max - Mar lastThu 24:00 1:00 S
+Rule Jordan 2014 max - Oct lastFri 0:00s 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931
- 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 2012 Oct 26 0:00s
- 3:00 - AST
+ 2:00 Jordan EE%sT
# Kazakhstan