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...

COUNTRY MUSIC SONGWRITER JIM MCBRIDE PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 6 AT THE AGE OF 78.(PHOTO).


 Acclaimed country music songwriter Jim McBride passed away on January 6 at the age of 78.

 The Huntsville, Alabama native was best known for co-writing some of country music's most beloved hits with Alan Jackson, including the iconic "Chattahoochee" and "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow."


McBride was a member of both the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. His songs were recorded by country music legends including Johnny Cash, George Jones, Reba McEntire, Alabama, Willie Nelson, Randy Travis, and many more.


Throughout his career, McBride wrote five number one songs and earned a CMA Song of the Year Award for "Chattahoochee" in 1994. His partnership with Alan Jackson in the 1990s produced some of the decade's most memorable country songs.

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