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

Republicans risk losing Senate due to Trump’s response to coronavirus

Seven Republican political strategists not directly involved in the presidential campaign to re-elect Donald Trump told CNN that the US president’s reaction to the pandemic and the ensuing economic consequences have significantly

May 28, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Trump promises to veto a draft of law on the supervision of foreign intelligence

The President of the United States of America said he would veto the draft Foreign Intelligence Supervision Act (FISA) if both houses of Congress passed it. The head of the White House

May 28, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Chinese Foreign Ministry praises Lavrov’s statement on Hong Kong

The head of Russian diplomacy called the legislative issues of Hong Kong an internal affair of China and sharply criticized the US position. The Chinese leadership supports and appreciates the statements of

May 28, 2020

Government and Politics·News

England: “I did not accept one rule for this clown and another for us the other”

British media outlet Piers Morgan is deeply dissatisfied with news of the UK’s prime minister’s travel advice during the curfew. The consultant, Dominic Cummings, is accused of violating the antitrust laws at

May 24, 2020

Government and Politics·News

The transfer of Russian fighter aircraft from Syria to Libya

The Minister of the Interior of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (PNS) of Libya, Fathi Bashag, announced the transfer of a major air connection to Libya from the Russian military

May 23, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War

chinese man kidnapped met after 32 years

They kidnapped him when he was a baby and he was reunited with his parents 32 years later

A Chinese citizen who was kidnapped 32 years ago as a child managed to reunite with his biological parents after police used facial recognition technology to help locate him. Mao Yin was

May 21, 2020

Government and Politics·News

ODESSA CLASSICS festival postponed due to coronavirus

The organizers of the ODESSA CLASSICS International Festival decided to postpone it to August 10-23 due to the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine restrictions introduced in our country. According to the event’s website,

May 20, 2020

Entertainment

World economy to recover from pandemic by 2023 – IMF

It will take three years to recover the global economy after the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Voice of America reports. Georgieva noted that the biggest shock had

May 19, 2020

Economy·News

Zelenskyyy decides to make Muslim holidays state in Ukraine

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenskyyy decided to make the two main holidays of the Islamic religion – Kurban Bayram(Eid al-Adha) and Uraza Bayram(Eid al-Fitr) – public holidays in the country. On Monday,

May 19, 2020

Government and Politics·News·Religion

The US envoy will hold talks with Taliban and Afghan government officials

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, went to Doha and Kabul on Sunday for talks with Taliban representatives and senior Afghan officials, the State Department said. A statement stated that

May 19, 2020

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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

Republicans risk losing Senate due to Trump’s response to coronavirus

Trump promises to veto a draft of law on the supervision of foreign intelligence

Chinese Foreign Ministry praises Lavrov’s statement on Hong Kong

England: “I did not accept one rule for this clown and another for us the other”

The transfer of Russian fighter aircraft from Syria to Libya

They kidnapped him when he was a baby and he was reunited with his parents 32 years later

ODESSA CLASSICS festival postponed due to coronavirus

World economy to recover from pandemic by 2023 – IMF

Zelenskyyy decides to make Muslim holidays state in Ukraine

The US envoy will hold talks with Taliban and Afghan government officials

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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