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Timeline: March 2007
Timeline: March 2007
- Gulf News report
- Published: 00:28 December 31, 2007
THE NATION
12 Thousands of incoming and outgoing flights from Dubai International Airport are cancelled for 8 hours after Dhaka-bound Biman Bangladesh aircraft failed to take off due to technical glitch.
17 Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice-President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issues law to set up the Knowledge and Human Development Authority to develop a comprehensive human development strategy and find radical solutions to challenges facing the education system in Dubai.
30 Roof fire in a 30-storey tower on Shaikh Zayed Road throws rush hour traffic out of gear in Dubai.
THE REGION
3 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Riyadh on first official visit to Saudi Arabia.
4 US soldiers enter Baghdad's Sadr City and conduct house-to-house searches for militants, in the first major push into the area since a security sweep began.
5 A suicide car bomber destroys Baghdad's historic booksellers' district on Al Mutanabi Street, killing up to 26 people. n International Atomic Energy Agency to provide technical expertise to GCC states in developing nuclear power grid.
6 Two suicide bombers kill at least 118 Shiite pilgrims in Iraq.
17 President Mahmoud Abbas swears in new Palestinian coalition government.
19 Egyptian parliament, controlled by the ruling National Democratic Party, adopts controversial reforms.
20 Taha Yassin Ramadan, Saddam Hussain's former deputy, is executed for the killings of 148 Shiites in Dujail in 1982.
22 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is left shaken but unhurt on his first visit to Baghdad after rocket lands metres from where he was giving a news conference. n Egypt appoints 31 women judges for the first time.
23 Iranian forces capture 15 British servicemen on waterway that separates Iran and Iraq.
THE WORLD
6 Nato launches major offensive in southern Afghanistan as hundreds rally in the east against US soldiers killing civilians. n Philippines President Gloria Arroyo signs landmark anti-terror law. n Jury finds former senior aide to US Vice-President Dick Cheney, Lewis ‘Scooter' Libby, guilty in CIA leak case.
8 International Atomic Energy Agency governors approve cuts in technical aid to Iran. 9 Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf dismisses Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry over serious allegations including abuse of power.
11 George W. Bush becomes first US president since Ronald Reagan to set foot in Bogota as he tries to boost ties with Colombia. n President Jacques Chirac bows out of French politics after a four-decade career including 12 years as head of state.
13 Britain becomes first country to propose Climate Change bill, a new legislation that seeks to cut emissions by at least 60 per cent by 2050.
14 Nine Buddhists killed in ambush by separatists in Thailand. n At least 14 killed and 39 injured in Nandigram in India as police open fire to quell mobs and retake area they lost in January after unrest over acquisition of farmland for industry.
19 Afghan suicide bomber rams car into US embassy convoy wounding embassy staff, guards and passers-by. n Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrates 75th anniversary.
21 Philippines to teach Islam in state schools to stem militancy.
24 British troops bid farewell to Bosnia after 15-year vigil.
31 Sydney, Australia's largest city, plunges itself into near-darkness when officials, businesses and residents cut the lights for energy conservation.
BUSINESS
4 Dubai invests Dh14 billion in development of Dubai Silicon Oasis. n Hollywood Studios International signs agreement with Norris 76 and Madison to act as consultant in raising $500 million, part of which will be invested in Dubai facility. 6 Merger of Emirates Bank International and National Bank of Dubai creates UAE's largest bank. n International tourist arrivals in Abu Dhabi reach 1.34 million.
11 Dubai airport records higher 2006 cargo volume than Heathrow airport.
12 Starbucks launches its own record label.
13 Emaar to buy 60 per cent of Emaar Misr.
17 DP World sells its wholly owned subsidiary P&O Ports North America.
18 Air Arabia's Dh2.56 billion IPO opens to investors. n Emaar to swap shares for land in deal with Dubai Holding.
19 New UAE regulation allows banks to finance and manage real estate projects.
SPORTS
1 Pakistan pacers Shoaib Akthar and Mohammad Asif ruled out of World Cup due to injury.
3 Roger Federer wins seventh straight title against Mikhail Youzhny in the finals of Dubai Duty Free Men's Open.
5 America's Mark Wilson wins first PGA Tour tile.
10 Majid Mohammad Salman Al Sabri wins Emirates Challenge 120-km ride for the second successive year riding Zakah Zahar.
11 Yousuf Al Sarkal elected the new vice-president of Asian Football Confederation for West Asia.
12 UAE's Shaikha Latifa Al Maktoum qualifies for Beijing Olympics.
13 Shaikha Maitha Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum crowned Arab world's best female athlete at the Arab Sports Award 2006 for achievements in karate.
16 UAE team headed by Shaikh Ahmad Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum snatch team silver and individual bronze at the World Junior and Young Riders' Endurance Championship 2007. n South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs smashes his way into World Cup history after hitting six sixes in one over against the Netherlands.
17 France snatch Six Nations rugby title.
18 Kimi Raikkonen wins first race with his new team at season's opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. n Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer found dead in hotel room.
19 Inzamam-ul-Haq quits as Pakistan Test captain and retires from One-Day international cricket.
24 Australia's Matthew Hayden smashes fastest World Cup century against South Africa.
31 American Horse of the Year, Invasor, wins $6 million Dubai World Cup. n Serena Williams wins epic final against Justine Henin to claim her fourth Sony Ericsson Open title
ENTERTAINMENT 3 Liz Hurley weds Arun Nayar at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England.
23 Aspiring journalist Miss Tennessee Rachel Smith wins Miss USA 2007.
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