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...

CAMERON DIAZ REFLECTS ON HER ACTING HIATUS AND HAVING HER FIRST CHILD AGED 47.(PHOTO).


 Cameron Diaz reflects on her acting hiatus and having her first child aged 47


Cameron Diaz has reflected on her decade‑long break from acting and becoming a mother later in life. 


Now 53, she explained in a recent interview that she was grateful for the time away, which allowed her to focus on her family with husband Benji Madden. 


The couple share two children daughter Raddix, six, and son Cardinal, two. Diaz returned to acting last year and is set to star alongside Keanu Reeves in Apple TV’s Outcome, calling the opportunity “a thrill” and describing acting as “the best job in the world.”


Diaz also spoke about embracing motherhood at 47, saying it is the most fulfilling part of her life, even if it comes with challenges. 


She admitted she approaches parenting like any other mom, trying to stay strong and healthy. Her comments follow earlier remarks about rejecting cosmetic procedures such as Botox, which she once tried but disliked. 


Diaz has said she prefers to age naturally, explaining that Botox altered her face in ways that didn’t feel authentic.


In addition to Outcome, Diaz will star in The Sham, a romantic comedy for Prime Video with Stephen Merchant. 


The film follows a struggling comic who agrees to a fake marriage with a hotel employee in need of a wife for appearances, only for the arrangement to evolve into romance.


 Production began in New York last month, marking another step in Diaz’s return to Hollywood after years of prioritizing family life and personal well‑being.

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