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

Kahn’s future as a ZDF expert is open

Mainz – Due to ponement of the European Football Championship, Oliver Kahn’s TV farewell planned for this summer is canceled as a ZDF expert. It is currently unclear whether and how it

April 1, 2020

Sports

Be patient with restrictions in corona crisis

Mainz – The Rhineland-Palatinate state government has called for patience with regard to the limitations of public life in the Corona crisis. No easing is currently indicated, said Prime Minister Malu Dreyer

April 1, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Face mask yes, but not mandatory

MAINZ – Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) does not want to impose a mouthguard over Rhineland-Palatinate because of the corona pandemic. “I’m not in favor of a mouthguard requirement,” said Dreyer in

April 1, 2020

Economy·News

Anti-Corona app only on a voluntary basis

Berlin – From politicians to consumer advocates to the judges’ association: Many supporters of an anti-corona app tie its possible use to the fact that nobody may be forced to install the

April 1, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Completely unthinkable- tennis classic in Wimbledon before Aus

London – Wimbledon is no exception in these coronavirus times. For the first time since the Second World War, the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world is facing complete cancellation due

April 1, 2020

Sports

Dreyer against mandatory mask and for tracking app against Corona

Mainz – The Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) has spoken out against the requirement for a mask and for a voluntary corona stop app. A simple mask could be an additional

April 1, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Federal police register few illegal border crossings

Trier / Saarbrucken – There are few, but there are: Illegal border crossings at crossings that are currently closed due to the corona pandemic. From Wallendorf in the Eifel district of Bitburg-Prum

April 1, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Corona crisis triggers shortage of short-time work

The corona crisis has led to a strong increase in short-time ads in Rhineland-Palatinate. The regional directorate of the Federal Employment Agency in Saarbrucken announced on Tuesday that around 19,000 advertisements had

April 1, 2020

Economy·News

Jena plans to wear a face mask

Jena – The large Thuringian city of Jena is planning to wear a mask in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic – but no such measure is currently to be implemented nationwide.

March 31, 2020

Government and Politics·News

The Hanau attack was racially motivated

The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) still considers the Hanau attack to be a racist act – BKA President Holger Munch has made this clear after reports of an alleged reassessment. “The

March 31, 2020

Government and Politics·News·Opinion

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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

Kahn’s future as a ZDF expert is open

Be patient with restrictions in corona crisis

Face mask yes, but not mandatory

Anti-Corona app only on a voluntary basis

Completely unthinkable- tennis classic in Wimbledon before Aus

Dreyer against mandatory mask and for tracking app against Corona

Federal police register few illegal border crossings

Corona crisis triggers shortage of short-time work

Jena plans to wear a face mask

The Hanau attack was racially motivated

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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