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...

FIRE ON US WARSHIP NEAR JAPAN INJURES 2 SAILORS BEFORE BEING PUT OUT. (PHOTO).


Fire on US warship near Japan injures 2 sailors before being put out

A fire broke out Wednesday aboard the USS New Orleans, an amphibious transport dock ship stationed off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries, according to the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet. Officials confirmed that the fire, which lasted nearly 12 hours, was extinguished and that the cause remains under investigation. The incident occurred while the 684-foot vessel was operating near the White Beach Naval Facility.

The crew of the USS New Orleans was assisted in firefighting efforts by sailors from the USS San Diego, another amphibious warship, along with support from the Japanese coast guard and military forces. The Navy said its personnel will remain aboard the vessel, which was commissioned in 2007 and is capable of carrying up to 800 people. The fire came four years after a devastating blaze on the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, which burned for five days, caused catastrophic damage, and ultimately led to the ship’s decommissioning. A sailor was charged but later acquitted in that case, while a Navy investigation found widespread leadership and crew failures contributed to the destruction.

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