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

Security agencies arrest Right-wing extremists, many individual Cases

German security agencies arrested police officer Thorsten W. for allegedly funding the far-right 'Group S' terror cell, which discussed attacking mosques and refugees. The case is part of a wider pattern —

March 4, 2020

News

Climate and industrial action needs to be Combined

The connection is not unusual for environmental activists, but it is definitely new territory for trade unionists. “Climate protection? Count me in. My train is full every day, ”says a poster with a photo of

March 3, 2020

Climate·News

Refugees crisis at EU external border, casualties at Lesbos Island

Mr. Marquardt, you described dramatic scenes with refugees in Lesbos on Sunday. A day has passed. How has the situation changed? Erik Marquardt: The situation on Lesbos is getting worse, I can’t say otherwise. A child

March 3, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

The worst ever attack on Iran – CoronaVirus

Iran currently has the most coronary virus casualties after China. According to the latest information from the Tehran Ministry of Health, 34 people have died of it so far. 388 people were tested positive. In terms of

March 2, 2020

Health·News

Human Rights Court hears Kunduz air raid in 2009

Just over ten years after the NATO air raid in Kunduz, Afghanistan, which left many dead, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg dealt with the case this Wednesday. The trial

March 1, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War

US and Taliban before historic deal

After several rounds of talks, a peace agreement between the Taliban and the USA is to be signed on Saturday. But it can only be the first step towards a lasting peace solution.

March 1, 2020

Government and Politics·News

From now on, free travel by bus and train in Luxembourg

Luxembourg is the first country in the world to make almost all public transport free of charge: From now on, tickets for buses, trains, and trams are generally no longer required in

March 1, 2020

Auto & Transport·Government and Politics

The first case of coronavirus in Nigeria worries

It is the very first confirmed case of coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa: in Lagos, Nigeria, a man tested positive for the deadly virus from China. This is worrying news because, according to the

February 29, 2020

Health·News

SNCF in the red in 2019 after the strike, which costs it nearly a billion euros

SNCF paid dearly for the very hard strike against the pension reform in December, ending 2019 in red when the first eleven months had been “very dynamic”, with strong growth in turnover.

February 29, 2020

Business·News

Tennis: Djokovic sweeps Khachanov and joins the semi-finals in Dubai

World No.1 Novak Djokovic qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai on Thursday by outscoring Russian Karen Khachanov, 17th in the world, in two sets (6-2, 6-2) and

February 28, 2020

News·Sports

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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

Security agencies arrest Right-wing extremists, many individual Cases

Climate and industrial action needs to be Combined

Refugees crisis at EU external border, casualties at Lesbos Island

The worst ever attack on Iran – CoronaVirus

Human Rights Court hears Kunduz air raid in 2009

US and Taliban before historic deal

From now on, free travel by bus and train in Luxembourg

The first case of coronavirus in Nigeria worries

SNCF in the red in 2019 after the strike, which costs it nearly a billion euros

Tennis: Djokovic sweeps Khachanov and joins the semi-finals in Dubai

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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