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

Trump called the coronavirus “the worst attack the United States has suffered in its history”

US President Donald Trump said today that the coronavirus pandemic has been “worse” for the United States than the attack on Pearl Harbor and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, while

May 7, 2020

Government and Politics·News

USA: Trump uses his veto against legislation restricting his ability to wage war on Iran

The US President Donald Trump on Wednesday used his veto power to thwart legislation passed by both houses of Congress and the Senate to limit the president’s ability to wage war on

May 7, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics

Taiwan : Authorities track new outbreak with contact tracing

Taiwan was able to report zero new infections over three days last week – now a virus outbreak on a warship whose crew is already onshore is causing concern. The authorities quickly

April 26, 2020

Government and Politics·Health·News

World : The United Nations has warned of another pandemic hazard

In the short term, the world could face a global humanitarian catastrophe caused by food shortages. The corresponding opinion is shared by the Executive Director of the UN World Food Program (WFP),

April 26, 2020

News

USA – Simply because you vote

US President Donald Trump politicizes the virus so that citizens don’t blame him for the misery. And so he blames everything – on China, the Democrats, the immigrants. It is currently practically

April 22, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Covid19 dead: what post-mortem reveals about the virus

In fact, the dead hardly play a role in the everyday life of pathologists. Opening corpses, examining what a person suffered and died from has faded into the background. Instead, pathologists, today

April 21, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Hardly damaged by the pandemic

Low mortality rates, free intensive care beds and the prospect of an early easing of exit restrictions. Germany seems to have a better grip on the virus than other countries. What could

April 20, 2020

News

The USA criticizes arrest of Hong Kong protesters

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sharply condemned the temporary arrest of leading members of the Hong Kong democracy movement in a Saturday night (local time) statement. Pompeo wrote that the Beijing government

April 19, 2020

Government and Politics·News

COVID-19 prevention infographics published in over 60 languages by slum and Rural health initiative

An international non-governmental organization, Slum and Rural Health Initiative has developed one of the world’s largest collection of infographics in over sixty (60) international, national and local languages on the prevention of the

April 19, 2020

Health·News

Corona crisis – time for protest

The pandemic is particularly hard on women worldwide – as nurses, in education, in public spaces. Feminism is more necessary than ever. The pandemic is a time-waster when it comes to women’s

April 17, 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

Trump called the coronavirus “the worst attack the United States has suffered in its history”

USA: Trump uses his veto against legislation restricting his ability to wage war on Iran

Taiwan : Authorities track new outbreak with contact tracing

World : The United Nations has warned of another pandemic hazard

USA – Simply because you vote

Covid19 dead: what post-mortem reveals about the virus

Hardly damaged by the pandemic

The USA criticizes arrest of Hong Kong protesters

COVID-19 prevention infographics published in over 60 languages by slum and Rural health initiative

Corona crisis – time for protest

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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