Arabia Standard Time (AST)

About AST Arabia

Arabia Standard Time (AST) is a time zone used in several Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and parts of Iraq. It follows a fixed offset of UTC +03:00, which means it is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

AST does not follow daylight saving time, so the time remains the same throughout the year.

This time zone is widely used in major cities such as Riyadh, Doha, Kuwait City, and Manama for daily activities, business, and official work schedules.