Qamar Munawer

Qamar Munawer is an editor at The Eastern Herald covering heritage, travel, tourism, immigration, visas, business and economic developments, with a focus on practical and internationally relevant stories across these areas.

A wrecked wooden boat lies on a beach under a stormy sky after a migrant shipwreck off Djibouti

Djibouti Takes In Yemen’s Refugees as a Migrant Boat Sinks the Other Way

Djibouti took in about 4,000 Yemeni refugees in a week as the Houthi advance reached Mokha, and a migrant boat bound for Yemen sank off its coast with 139 dead and 84

October 14, 2026

by Qamar Munawer

An aerial view from orbit of the River Thames winding through east London past Canary Wharf and London City Airport

HSBC’s Islamic Fund Holds $131m in Five Firms Linked to Israel’s Military

Middle East Eye says HSBC's Islamic Global Equity Index Fund holds about $131 million in RTX, Palantir, Analog Devices, Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, which it links to Israel's military. The fund tracks an index, and HSBC has not responded to questions

October 14, 2026

by Qamar Munawer

Young women working at laptops in a skills class in Damascus, Syria

UN Warns 800 Million Young People in Developing Countries Face No Jobs

UNDP chief Alexander De Croo says only about 400 million of 1.2 billion young people entering

Three Social Security cards fanned out on a pile of 20-dollar bills

Social Security’s 3.6% Raise for 2027 Barely Keeps Pace With Inflation

More than 75 million Americans will get a 3.6 percent Social Security raise in January, about

Starship is now a priority at Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Employees of SpaceX will not leave their hands empty, although they have achieved significant results over a week ago being the first private company to shoot humans into space. Now, the development

June 9, 2020

Business·Education·News·Technology

Corona pandemic will shrink Italy’s economy to 20 years low

While Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte acknowledged that the country’s economy could go back 20 years due to the coronavirus crisis, Italy reopened this week its internal borders and European tourism to start

June 7, 2020

Economy·News

A war between Greece and Turkey, as assessed by the experts

The head of the Greek Ministry of Defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, speaking of his country’s readiness to protect its sovereign rights, did not rule out the possibility of a conflict with Turkey. Because

June 6, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·Opinion

The Finnish Minister of Finance Katri Kulmuni resigns due to a high fee to consultants

Katri Kulmuni has resigned as Finland’s Minister of Finance. She decides to quit following a media debate in connection with her ministry’s payment of high bills to the consulting firm which provided

June 6, 2020

Government and Politics·News

The European Union opposes the idea of trump to return Russia to the G7

The leadership of the European Union does not support the initiative of US President Donald Trump to return Russia to the G7 format. On Tuesday, June 2, said the head of EU

June 2, 2020

Government and Politics·News

WHO reports eruption of EBOLA 2020 outbreak, deadly fever again

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a second outbreak of Ebola fever. According to the organization, the spread of a deadly disease occurs in the city of Mbandaka, located in the

June 2, 2020

Health·News

Protests in Copenhagen and London against racism, Floyd’s murder case

Many hundreds of protesters were arrested in many parts of the United States last night. Protests over the death of George Floyd have spread rapidly across the country and blaze fires across

June 1, 2020

News

Rio Tinto blasts and destroys prehistoric caves of indigenous people, later apologizes

Rio Tinto mining giant has apologized for destroying the 46,000-year-old cave of indigenous Western Australia. The caves in question were called the Juukan Gorge caves, located in Pilbara province of Western Australia,

June 1, 2020

News

Donald Trump announces that the US breaks relations with the WHO

United States President Donald Trump announced that Washington “is going to end its relationship with the World Health Organization” because it has too close ties to China and has mishandled the covid-19

May 30, 2020

Government and Politics·Health·News

Afghan authorities release 900 Taliban detainees

The Afghan authorities announced today that they intend to detain 900 Taliban militants and also asked the terrorist group to extend a three-day ceasefire to end on Tuesday evening. This is part

May 29, 2020

Government and Politics·News

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Qamar Munawer

Djibouti Takes In Yemen’s Refugees as a Migrant Boat Sinks the Other Way

HSBC’s Islamic Fund Holds $131m in Five Firms Linked to Israel’s Military

UN Warns 800 Million Young People in Developing Countries Face No Jobs

Starship is now a priority at Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Corona pandemic will shrink Italy’s economy to 20 years low

A war between Greece and Turkey, as assessed by the experts

The Finnish Minister of Finance Katri Kulmuni resigns due to a high fee to consultants

The European Union opposes the idea of trump to return Russia to the G7

WHO reports eruption of EBOLA 2020 outbreak, deadly fever again

Protests in Copenhagen and London against racism, Floyd’s murder case

Rio Tinto blasts and destroys prehistoric caves of indigenous people, later apologizes

Donald Trump announces that the US breaks relations with the WHO

Afghan authorities release 900 Taliban detainees

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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