By Christina MoralesJill Cowan and Neil VigdorJill Cowan reported from San Diego.Thursday May 21, 2026 Each morning, Amin Abdullah made the same careful rounds before heading across town to his day job as a security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego. He would arrive at a small, aging mosque, walk its edges with a flashlight and check every dark corner, said his friend Khalid Alexander. Then he would step inside to pray. For Mr. Abdullah, a Muslim convert, the work was more than a paycheck. It was a duty he felt…

By  JAMES ROBSONWednesday May 20, 2026 Arsenal’s long wait for the Premier League crown is finally over. Mikel Arteta’s side secured the title for the first time since 2004 on Tuesday, after Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Bournemouth. “I told you all.. it’s done,” Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice wrote on social media alongside a photo of him and his teammates celebrating. The outcome effectively ended what could prove to be Pep Guardiola’s last charge for the championship with City, after the decorated manager…

Wednesday May 20, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia will administer its national secondary school examinations for the 2025-26 academic year from June 20 to June 25, the Ministry of Education announced Wednesday. Officials said close to 40,000 students from the federal member states and the Banadir region are set to take part in this year’s tests. Education officials said the national exams are a key part of efforts to strengthen Somalia’s education system and create a unified standard for assessing student performance across…

By Abdirahman Roble UlayareWednesday May 20, 2026 Introduction For many informed Somalis, the answer to who has kept Somalia from becoming a fully sovereign state is painfully familiar. The pattern did not begin in the aftermath of the civil war or with the country’s collapse in the early 1990s; it stretches back to colonial rule and the damage left behind when foreign powers departed. In the view of many Somalis, outside actors, regional rivals, and local collaborators have all helped sustain a cycle of instability that…

Wednesday May 20, 2026 Amin Abdullah, the security guard killed alongside two other people in Monday’s shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, is being remembered as a hero, with police saying "his actions were heroic and undoubtedly saved lives." The attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the largest mosque in San Diego County, was reported shortly before noon local time, according to police. Watch the full video below       

AXADLE, Somalia — Puntland State has moved to calm fears while urging caution, issuing a public health alert after the World Health Organization reported an uptick in Ebola cases in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement on Wednesday, the health ministry asked residents to stay alert and follow preventive steps to limit the chance of infection, stressing that no Ebola cases have been reported in Puntland State or anywhere else in Somalia. Officials described Ebola as a dangerous and fast-spreading viral…

Wednesday May 20, 2026 The daughter of mosque security guard Amin Abdullah is describing him as the “absolute best dad in the world,” as family and community members came together Tuesday to pay tribute to the man killed while facing gunmen during an attack on a San Diego mosque.

AXADLE, Somalia — Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni on Wednesday hosted a senior United States delegation in Garowe for talks centered on Somalia’s political transition, security cooperation, and investment prospects in the northeastern federal state, officials said. The delegation was headed by Justin Davis and included U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) officers, among them Col. Shane Jones, who commands U.S. special operations activities in Africa, according to a statement from the Puntland State presidency. Deni,…

Wednesday May 20, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s Interior Minister Ali Yusuf Ali Hosh has sharply rebuked a cultural delegation from Puntland State after its members appeared at North Western State of Somalia’s May 18 commemoration in Hargeisa. Hosh said it was inappropriate for representatives from Puntland State to take part in an event that celebrates North Western State of Somalia’s 1991 breakaway from Somalia, a move the federal government still views as a direct threat to the country’s unity and territorial…

Wednesday May 20, 2026 In a notable diplomatic breakthrough, North Western State of Somalia says it will open an embassy in Jerusalem while Israel prepares to establish its own representation in Hargeisa “soon,” according to Mohamed Hagi, the envoy from Somalia’s breakaway region to Israel. Hagi said the move follows Israel’s formal recognition of North Western State of Somalia’s independence several months ago, describing it on X on Tuesday as evidence of “growing friendship, mutual respect, and strategic cooperation…