Entebbe

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Entebbe,

city in Uganda, Africa.

Entebbe bat virus - a group B arbovirus.

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After they landed in Entebbe, the dictator of Uganda, Idi Amin announced the hijackers' demands, which included freeing 53 Palestinian terrorists from Israeli prisons.

The Incredible Story of Operation Entebbe

In 1979, as invading Tanzanian troops closed in on Entebbe, Amin stuffed cash into the hands of a hesitant Egyptian pilot and told him to fly one of the jets to Libya with his family on board.

Uganda revives its national Airline

One of the Mombasa seizures with matches to the Malaysia case also included tusks that matched three other seizure, which potentially connects the Mombasa cartel to the Entebbe cartel.

DNA tests expose Africa's ivory export cartels with roots in Kenya, Uganda

The Prime Minister was accorded a ceremonial reception in Uganda's Entebbe town.

India will accompany Uganda in its journey towards development: PM

"We can confirm that a member of our cabin crew fell from an open door while preparing the aircraft for boarding on flight EK730 from Entebbe on 14 March 2018," said an Emirates spokesperson on Friday.

Attendant who fell off Emirates plane dies

And then the movie, by director Jos Padilha, known for his 2014 reboot of the film "RoboCop," begins in earnest, cutting to the hijacking, which brought more than 200 passengers, including 84 Israelis, to Uganda's Entebbe Airport.

'7 Days in Entebbe' revisits 1976 hijacking with symbolic touches

But 7 Days In Entebbe, a new movie coming from JosAaAaAeA@ Padilha (who direct the excellent Elite Squad) focuses on the oft-overlooked element of the affair, the German RevolutionAaAaAeAnre Zellen.

Are We Finally Getting a Decent Entebbe Movie?

24 and Uganda's Entebbe on March 25, the airline said on Tuesday.

Etihad ending flights to Iran, Uganda next year

By: Egypt Today staff CAIRO -- 22 June 2017: Tens of Ugandan citizens received Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi at Entebbe airport upon his arrival to participate in the Nile Basin summit Thursday.

Sisi arrives in Uganda for Nile Basin Summit

The presidential summit comes after seven years of suspension and failure of resolving the issues related to managing the river's resources since the signing of the 2010 Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), known as the Entebbe Agreement.

Al-Sisi heads to Kampala to attend Nile Basin Countries Summit

He was Defence Minister when Israeli commandos rescued hostages in the raid on Entebbe airport, Uganda, in 1976 and played a key role in the 1993 Oslo peace accords that struck the first deal with the Palestinians.

THE ESSENCE OF ISRAEL; Obama's tribute as Shimon Peres dies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began an African tour on Monday, attending a memorial service at Entebbe airport in Uganda where his commando brother was killed rescuing hostages 40 years ago -- an event which he has said shaped his future.