Timeline: June 2007

THE NATION

3 UAE grants illegal workers three months to either rectify their status or leave the country.

6 Cyclone Gonu lashes UAE's east coast.

12 Emirates Wildlife Society declares Wadi Wurayah in Fujairah a protected zone.

26 Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum receives the 2007 United Nations Public Service Award on behalf of Dubai government at the 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government in Vienna.

30 His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, is honoured with the Gold Medal Award Cannes 2007 for his achievements in landscaping in Sharjah.

THE REGION

7 Cyclone Gonu leaves 28 dead in its wake in Muscat, as the region tries to cope with the storm's aftermath.

13 Car bomb in west Beirut kills anti-Syrian Lebanese parliamentarian Walid Eido.

14 Hamas takes control of Gaza following a week of bloody fighting against Fatah.

16 Thirteen decomposing bodies of martial arts experts found a year after they were kidnapped in Iraq.

19 Seventy-eight people killed as suicide bomber rams a truck into a Shiite mosque in Baghdad.

23 Eight American troops and one British soldier killed by roadside bombs in Iraq.

24 Car bomb kills six UN troops in southern Lebanon. n Ali Hassan Al Majid, also known as 'Chemical Ali', and two others, sentenced to death for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

27 Twin Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 12 Palestinians, including a 12-year-old boy.

30 Kuwaiti Oil Minister Shaikh Ali Jarrah Al Sabah, who faced a no-confidence vote due to alleged financial irregularities, resigns.

THE WORLD

7 Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialised nations agree on the goal of halving emissions of dangerous greenhouse gases by 2050.

8 US space shuttle Atlantis is launched from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

10 US President George W. Bush calls for Kosovo's independence on his first visit to Albania, despite objections from Russia.

11 Nearly 100 dead in landslides and lightning as monsoon rains pound Bangladesh.

12 Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe wins 2007 Man Booker International Prize for fiction. n Seven Afghan policemen are ‘mistakenly' killed by US troops in Nangarhar province.

13 Indonesian police nab Abu Dujana, the country's most wanted militant.

14 Kurt Waldheim, former UN secretary-general and Austrian president, dies at 88.

16 UN declares October 2, Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, as the International Day of Non-violence.

17 US air strike on a religious school kills 7 children in Kabul. n Vilma Espin Guillois, revolution heroine and wife of acting Cuban president Raul Castro, dies at the age of 77.

18 America and Europe lift aid embargo on Palestinians.

19 French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffles his cabinet and makes Cristine Legarde the first woman economy minister.

23 EU leaders clinch deal on the voting system in the reformed treaty after Poland accepts compromise. n Bomb blast at a market in Guwati, India, leaves six people dead.

24 Storms and torrential rains lash Karachi, Pakistan, killing 228. n Wildfire destroys 165 just southwest of Lake Tahoe, California.

25 Karen rebels claim responsibility for ambushing two buses in eastern Myanmar, leaving 27 people dead and 11 wounded.

27 Gordon Brown assumes post as British prime minister.

28 UN adds four new sites to its heritage list: Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in Japan, Parthian fortresses of Nisa in Turkmenistan, Red Fort Complex in India and the Opera House in Australia. n Brown appoints key critic of Iraq war David Miliband as foreign secretary.

30 Two men ram a blazing car into the main terminal of Glasgow airport.

BUSINESS

2 Dubai Ports World signs an agreement to manage Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi. n The UAE wins 43 of the 65 awards at the World Travel Awards in the Middle East and Africa, held in Abu Dhabi.

4 The UAE tops regional list on telecom connectivity.

13 Dubai Land Department unveils a new system that will centralise land sales through a general property registration system.

16 Dubai Real Estate Corporation to manage all government properties as well as real estate-related activities.

18 Emirates signs $2.6 billion deal to buy eight Airbus A380s, bringing its total order to 55.

25 The UAE ranked 23rd in global internet banking study.

SPORTS

2 Frankie Dettorri wins his first English Derby after 15 attempts aboard Authorised in the Epsom Derby.

9 Justine Henin-Hardenne beats Ana Ivanovic in the women's final at the French Open, winning three titles in a row.

10 Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer to win the French Open.

17 Lewis Hamilton wins the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis, increasing tension between him and McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso. n Argentina's Angel Canbera wins over superstar Tiger Woods and former champion Jim Furyk at the 107th US Open golf championship.

19 Frankie Dettori aboard Ramonti wins the Queen Anne Stakes at the Ascot Racecourse. n Monty Panesar takes five wickets as England complete a 3-0 Test series victory against West Indies at Riverside, England.

22 Darley-bred Boscobel wins the King Edward VII stakes at the Royal Ascot in Berkshire.

24 Gay posts the second fastest 200 metre time in history at the US Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana.

29 India's Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batsman to score 15,000 One-Day International runs at Stormont in Belfast.

ENTERTAINMENT

9 Singer George Micheal becomes the first artiste to perform at the new Wembley Stadium.

10 Spring Awakening named as the best musical at the annual Tony Awards held in New York.

13 US singer and musician Bob Dylan awarded the 2007 Asturias Prize for Art.

26 Paris Hilton regains her freedom after serving 3 weeks in jail.

28 British girl band Spice Girls announce their comeback for a one-off world tour.