diff --git a/src/timezone/data/asia b/src/timezone/data/asia
index 3007414a7f..d64c10b6ad 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/asia
+++ b/src/timezone/data/asia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)asia	8.12
+# @(#)asia	8.13
 # <pre>
 
 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
@@ -1771,7 +1771,31 @@ Rule	Syria	2006	only	-	Sep	22	0:00	0	-
 # For lack of better info, assume the rule changed to "last Friday in March"
 # this year.
 Rule	Syria	2007	max	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Syria	2007	max	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-
+# From Jesper Norgard (2007-10-27):
+# The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will
+# not take place 1.st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1.st November at 24:00 or
+# rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sence than
+# having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the
+# weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now
+# it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend...
+# 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27):
+# Jesper Norgaard Welen wrote:
+# 
+# > "Winter local time in Syria will be observed at midnight of Thursday 1
+# > November 2007, and the clock will be put back 1 hour."
+# 
+# I found confirmation on this in this gov.sy-article (Arabic):
+# http://wehda.alwehda.gov.sy/_print_veiw.asp?FileName=12521710520070926111247
+# 
+# which using Google's translate tools says:
+# Council of Ministers also approved the commencement of work on 
+# identifying the winter time as of Friday, 2/11/2007 where the 60th 
+# minute delay at midnight Thursday 1/11/2007.
+#
+# From Arthur David Olson (2007-10-30):
+# My best guess for the future is first Friday in November.
+Rule	Syria	2007	max	-	Nov	 Fri>=1	0:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Damascus	2:25:12 -	LMT	1920	# Dimashq
 			2:00	Syria	EE%sT
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/northamerica b/src/timezone/data/northamerica
index 73e13a5200..c22a41a870 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/northamerica
+++ b/src/timezone/data/northamerica
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)northamerica	8.18
+# @(#)northamerica	8.19
 # <pre>
 
 # also includes Central America and the Caribbean
@@ -2187,6 +2187,23 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica	-5:36:20 -	LMT	1890		# San Jose
 # says Cuban clocks will advance at midnight on March 10.
 # For lack of better information, assume Cuba will use US rules,
 # except that it switches at midnight standard time as usual.
+#
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-25):
+# Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz informed me that Cuba will end DST one week 
+# earlier - on the last Sunday of October, just like in 2006.
+# 
+# He supplied these references:
+# 
+# http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/article.asp?ID=%7B4CC32C1B-A9F7-42FB-8A07-8631AFC923AF%7D&language=ES
+# http://actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/cuba_llama_ahorrar_energia_cambio_1957044.htm
+# 
+# From Alex Kryvenishev (2007-10-25):
+# Here is also article from Granma (Cuba):
+# 
+# [Regira] el Horario Normal desde el [proximo] domingo 28 de octubre
+# http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2007/10/24/nacional/artic07.html
+# 
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba03.html
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Cuba	1928	only	-	Jun	10	0:00	1:00	D
@@ -2218,9 +2235,8 @@ Rule	Cuba	1997	only	-	Oct	12	0:00s	0	S
 Rule	Cuba	1998	1999	-	Mar	lastSun	0:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	Cuba	1998	2003	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
 Rule	Cuba	2000	2006	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00s	1:00	D
-Rule	Cuba	2006	only	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
+Rule	Cuba	2006	max	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
 Rule	Cuba	2007	max	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
-Rule	Cuba	2007	max	-	Nov	Sun>=1	0:00s	0	S
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	America/Havana	-5:29:28 -	LMT	1890