At the beginning of the British Mandate, the time zone of the mandate area (today's Israel and Jordan), was set to Cairo's time zone (the same as Athens), which is two hours later than Greenwich Mean Time.
Pada awal Mandat Britania, zona waktu wilayah mandat ini (sekarang Israel dan Yordania), diatur menurut zona waktu Kairo (sama seperti Athena), yaitu dua jam lebih awal dari Waktu Greenwich.