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

Master gymnast Sarah Voss worries about rough hands

Cologne – German gymnastics master Sarah Voss really likes what annoys normal citizens of Otto: rough hands with a thick cornea on the inner surfaces. The reason is simple. The calluses protect

March 31, 2020

Sports

Union continues to grow in Insa survey

Berlin – CDU and CSU have gained further approval after a survey by the polling institute Insa. The Union, therefore, increased 1.5 percentage points to 35 percent compared to the previous week.

March 31, 2020

Government and Politics·News

“Humanitarian catastrophe” looms on Greek islands

Berlin – In view of the spread of the coronavirus, the Expert Council of German Foundations for Integration and Migration (SVR) warns of a “humanitarian catastrophe” on the Greek islands. Germany and

March 31, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Markus H. denies murder support

Karlsruhe – The second suspect in the Lubcke murder case, Markus H., has denied involvement in the attack after a media report. He told the investigating judge at the Federal Court of

March 31, 2020

Government and Politics·News

More students without a high school diploma in Rhineland-Palatinate

Mainz – The number of students without a high school diploma in Rhineland-Palatinate rose by just under 300 to 3,360 within a year. According to a calculation by the CHE Center for

March 31, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Almost 850 corona deaths in 24 hours in Spain

Madrid (TEH) – In Spain, which was hit extremely hard by the coronavirus pandemic, more than 800 deaths were recorded on the fourth day in a row. The Ministry of Health in

March 31, 2020

News

More than 62,000 corona records in Germany – 565 dead

Berlin (TEH) – In Germany, 62,608 infections with the new coronavirus have been registered by Tuesday morning. This emerges from an evaluation of the German Press Agency, which takes into account the

March 31, 2020

News

AfD head removes state board in Saarland

Berlin – The AfD leadership has deposed the state executive of the party in Saarland under the chairman Josef Dorr with immediate effect. Ten members of the Federal Executive Board voted in

March 31, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Soder calls for “national emergency production” of protective masks

Berlin – Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Soder has called for “national emergency production” of protective masks. “What we urgently need are more masks, namely the high-quality masks for all our staff in

March 31, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Lewentz finds work in the home office takes some getting used to

Kamp-Bornhofen / Mainz – Working in the home office takes time to get used to, according to the Rhineland-Palatinate Interior Minister Roger Lewentz (SPD). “Technically, all of this is completely unproblematic. In

March 31, 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

Master gymnast Sarah Voss worries about rough hands

Union continues to grow in Insa survey

“Humanitarian catastrophe” looms on Greek islands

Markus H. denies murder support

More students without a high school diploma in Rhineland-Palatinate

Almost 850 corona deaths in 24 hours in Spain

More than 62,000 corona records in Germany – 565 dead

AfD head removes state board in Saarland

Soder calls for “national emergency production” of protective masks

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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