Harar News Archive

Harar - the Ethiopian city known as 'Africa's Mecca'
August 30, 2017

As the Unesco-recognised Ethiopian city of Harar marks its 1,010th anniversary, the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza explores its unique heritage.— Full Story

Hajj2016: Five-day ritual begins on September 10
September 6, 2016
The 2016 Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca is a five-day ritual beginning on Saturday, September 10 and ending on the 15th.— Full Story
June 17, 2016

We are blessed to benefit from yet another holy month in our lifetime, Ramadan is here and we all are spiritually charged and excited to receive unlimited bounties.— Full Story

June 12, 2016

Thousands gather as casket carrying boxer and rights activist makes its way through streets of his hometown, Louisville.— Full Story

June 1, 2016

The Australian National Imams Council in their statement has indicated (partly) as follows.

“In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful.— Full Story

May 23, 2016

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of Creations, and Peace and blessings be upon our prophet Muhammad, the faithful and the honest.— Full Story

May 21, 2016

A cornerstone was laid on May 2, 2016 for the construction of a stadium in Harari regional state at a cost of more than 1 and half billion birr ($70 million US).— Full Story

May 21, 2016

You may recall Ethiopia as famine-ridden country that needed foreign aid late into the 20th century.— Full Story

March 8, 2016

Kevin Shapiro, a 20-year-old math and physics major at the University of Pennsylvania, first tried a hookah at a campus party.— Full Story

March 4, 2016

Dubai-based animation and special effects studionhas revealed the teaser trailer for its first feature project, titled Bilal a freed slave of Ethiopian origin who reverted to Islam and became a trusted companion of the Prophet Muhammad.— Full Story

March 3, 2016

Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Harar, Ethiopia — Here in this medieval city in eastern Ethiopia, the humans and the hyenas are living in peace.— Full Story

February 24, 2016

Seeing the Hyena Man communicate on some level with unpredictable wild hyenas.

The Story

I've heard of some strange things in my travels, but feeding wild hyenas by hand is one of the strangest.— Full Story

January 21, 2016

The construction of the five star hotel in Harar Regional State at cost of 300 million Br is scheduled to be finalised within a year.— Full Story

July 16, 2015

Eid al Fitr 2015 will be celebrated on Friday in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and several other Muslim nations, while Muslims in India will celebrate the festival, where it is referred to as Eid ul Fitr, on Saturday, depending on the moon-sighting.— Full Story