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CAIRO — After a long tug of war, the Egyptian government has finally relented to parliament and given up daylight saving time, based on a number of studies concluding daylight saving time is, well, pointless.
Daylight saving time is the practice of setting clocks ahead one hour during summer months so that it seems to be light outside for an extra hour each evening. The idea is to take advantage of daylight while also saving energy. Clocks are turned back again in the winter.
