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...

POPE FRANCIS HOSPITALIZED AFTER GENERAL AUDIENCE. (PHOTO).


 Pope Francis hospitalized after general audience



The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis was taken to hospital for an examination after holding his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.


The head of the Catholic Church returned to the Vatican shortly afterwards.


According to the Vatican, the pope has been suffering from a “mild flu” for a few days, which led to the cancellation of several public appearances.


Before visiting the hospital, during the audience, the pope said: “I still have a bit of a cold.”


The pontiff plans to meet Germany’s Chancellor, Olaf Scholz in a private audience for the first time on Saturday.


The pope’s health condition has been the subject of concern for some time now.


Recently the pope also had issues with inflammation of the respiratory tract.


Last year, he was hospitalized twice.


He is often in a wheelchair during public appearances due to a knee condition.


The pope, born in Argentina, has been in office since 2013.


He was the successor to German Pope Benedict XVI and will mark 11 years in office next month

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