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