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

Birth without a partner during corona crisis?

Potsdam remains tough: Relatives are not allowed to enter the delivery rooms until further notice. Women who want to give birth in the “Ernst von Bergmann” hospital or in the St. Joseph

March 29, 2020

News·Opinion

Music film meeting Avant Premiere: Top products open up cultural spaces

If the current wave of infections has subsided by then, the world premiere of Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony should take place on April 28, 2020, played by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn under the

March 29, 2020

Entertainment·News

Brandenburg does not get drug crime under control

The number of drug-related offenses registered by the police in Brandenburg has almost doubled in the past six years. In 2019, the crime statistics showed 9616 cases, 992 more than in the

March 29, 2020

News

Klaus Wowereit’s partner Jorn Kubicki dies at 66

Jorn Kubicki, the partner of Berlin’s former governing mayor Klaus Wowereit, is dead. Wowereit’s lawyer Christian Schertz informed the German Press Agency on Saturday evening. “As Klaus Wowereit’s lawyer, I can confirm

March 29, 2020

News

Activism in the corona crisis: Occupy via livestream

“Feel at home,” says the young activist to his two colleagues after he has just unlocked the door to an apartment in Berlin’s Schillerkiez. Two rooms, kitchen, bathroom, a sun-drenched dream for

March 28, 2020

News

Corona: South Asia is arming itself for the corona wave

Now the Indian government has put her country in an artificial coma. For the next three weeks, a good 1.3 billion Indians are no longer allowed to leave their homes. “If we can’t make

March 25, 2020

Health·News

Springer boss Dopfner on corona crisis: land of smiles

Now it has happened again: The boss himself announces in his own paper how he sees the world and what has to happen now. Before we get into a misunderstanding here: No, it’s

March 24, 2020

Health·News

Politics in the Corona Crisis: Home Office for Merkel

Angela Merkel is in quarantine at home. According to the government spokesman, the chancellor was informed after her press appearance on Sunday evening that she had contact with a doctor on Friday, who

March 23, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Corona epidemic in France: “We should have stopped everything”

It is a confession that, with the curfew imposed in France, leads to outrage. Agnes Buzyn, minister responsible for French health until mid-February, said she saw the “worst health crisis in a

March 17, 2020

Health·News

The Spanish Royal family’s scandals reveals unsolicited Gift

The Spanish royal family had hoped vainly that peace would finally return. Juan Carlos has rarely been seen in public since his heart surgery last summer. But once again his past catches up with him

March 5, 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

Birth without a partner during corona crisis?

Music film meeting Avant Premiere: Top products open up cultural spaces

Brandenburg does not get drug crime under control

Klaus Wowereit’s partner Jorn Kubicki dies at 66

Activism in the corona crisis: Occupy via livestream

Corona: South Asia is arming itself for the corona wave

Springer boss Dopfner on corona crisis: land of smiles

Politics in the Corona Crisis: Home Office for Merkel

Corona epidemic in France: “We should have stopped everything”

The Spanish Royal family’s scandals reveals unsolicited Gift

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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