Middle East time zones

The middle east is divided into 4 time zones: Eastern European Time/Israel Time, Arabia Standard Time, Iran Standard Time and Gulf Standard Time zone as also illustrated in the below map.

All counties in the Eastern European Time zone and Iran are observing daylight savings, with the exception of Israel. 

More information can be found on the individual country pages.

middle east time zone map large
Eastern European Time & Israel Time Arabia Standard Time Iran Standard Time Gulf Standard Time
Eastern European Time & Israel Time Arabia Standard Time & Turkey Time Iran Standard Time Gulf Standard Time
Cyprus Bahrain Iran Oman
Egypt * Iraq United Arab Emirates
Israel Kuwait Abu Dhabi
Jordan Qatar Ajman
Lebanon Saudi Arabia Dubai
State of Palestine Turkey Fujairah
Syria Yemen Ras Al Khaimah
Sharjah
Umm Al Quwain
* no daylight savings