SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...
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A NEW STATUE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH INSTALLED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.{PHOTOS}.

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A new statue of The Queen by sculptor Robert Hannaford AM (Member of the Order of Australia) has been installed at Government House in Adelaide, South Australia.
Her Majesty virtually unveiled the statue during a video meeting earlier last week with the Governor of South Australia, His Excellency the Hon. Hieu Van Le and the Premier Steven Marshall.
The Queen also received an update on the region’s Covid-19 response and the lifting of restrictions in South Australia.
Her Majesty, as Head of the Commonwealth, has visited Australia 16 times over her reign.More photos below.

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