When you do something beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle, and yet most of the audience still sleeps, Rise up, start fresh and see the bright opportunity in each day.
I was told that the UAE has something on Irro and that something happened during his trips to the UAE.
I've also spoken to people who know Irro personally, and they all told me that this is completely out of character for him. They describe him as a dignified, mature man who respects his Somali identity. According to them, what we're seeing now is difficult to explain.
Note: Irro served as a diplomat in the Somali government during the presidency of Siad Barre. He joined Somalia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981 and worked at the Somali Embassy in Moscow, first as First Secretary and later as Deputy Head of Mission. After the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, he was reassigned as Acting Ambassador of Somalia to the Soviet Union.
@AarkaHawd@Araweelo2009 Whats the differebce between somali-lander and somali wtf is wrong with u guys wllhi u all need to be schooled asap gtfou of ur nonsense here 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴tweet ur fknn emoji dumb a$$, get a crib mfer
🚨 Joseph Blatter (former FIFA president):
🗣 "No one is more official than the referee, and if a country refuses to allow a referee in, the World Cup should not be held in such a country."
Mas É INACREDITÁVEL.
LOTARAM Um ESTÁDIO Na Somália Para RECEBER Como HERÓI O Árbitro Omar Artan, IMPEDIDO De Entrar Nos Estados Unidos.
É O Trump SE CONFIGURANDO Como O MAIOR INIMIGO DA HUMANIDADE
🏆 Referee announced for 2026 #SuperCup!
We're pleased to share that Somali referee Omar Artan will officiate the highly anticipated match between PSG and Aston Villa in Salzburg.
Premier Eby reacts to the “heartbreaking” story of a Somali World Cup referee who was refused entry into the United States:
“In British Columbia he’d be considered gold, not garbage.”
🇸🇴 Nunca vi algo así. En Somalia hoy se llenó un estadio para recibir como héroe nacional a Omar Artan, el árbitro al que Estados Unidos le negó la entrada al Mundial. Increíble.
I am deeply grateful for the overwhelming support, encouragement, and kind messages I have received from people around the world. Your solidarity has reminded me that football unites us beyond borders. Thank you to everyone.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says Omar Artan, the Somali referee who was denied entry to the U.S. ahead of the World Cup, would be welcome to officiate in Toronto.
“Toronto believes in fairness, inclusion, and giving talent the opportunity to shine. He would be welcome to referee here in our city,” Chow said, adding she will write to FIFA to let them know he is welcome.
As a World Cup host, the U.S. shouldn't be flippantly barring officials from entering the country to do their jobs.
It's terribly backward.
It's also counterproductive.
Global sports competitions should improve international exchange and relations, not the reverse.
“Everyone is complaining about the poor facilities and organization in the stadiums, training facilities, and airports, as well as the detention of players, photographers, referees, coaches, and just about everything else, and it will be the worst World Cup edition ever.”
🇸🇴 Africa's 1st fully #NATO-spec army! 🪖 Growth of the strength of brotherly #Somalia's armed forces is so quick that in just a handful of years, no nation-state will be able to challenge it, let alone separatist terrorists! ⚡️
According to claims surrounding the recent meeting in Djibouti attendedby President Ismai Omar of Djibouti, PM Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia , the proposal centered on a significant withdrawal and reconfiguration of borders across the Horn of Africa involving the three countries.
Under the suggested arrangement, Djibouti would transform into a fully Somali state by incorporating territories from Diridawa, Sitti, Harawo, Djibouti city and Awdal region of Somalia effectively bringing together all Issa and Gadabuursi regions under new Djibouti state.
Ethiopia, in turn would gain control of the Afar regions currently within Djibouti which is 80% of total landmass of Djibouti, thereby securing direct access to the Red Sea and Afar communities in Djibouti will reunite their Afar brothers in Ethiopia.
Additionally, the entire Somali state of Ethiopia would be transferred to Somali republic, potentially reshaping political, ethnic, and economic dynamics across the region in a profound and lasting solution.