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After a 41-year-old Indian nurse working in Israel was severely injured in the recent Israel-Hamas war, her husband appealed to the Indian government for help. Indian nurse in Israel gets injured in war shelling, husband seeks help from Centre Sheeja Anandan, a 41-year-old Indian nurse working in Israel’s Ashdod city for the past 7 years, was injured in the Israel-Hamas war that broke out on Saturday. Her Pune-based husband, P Anandan, said he was on a phone call with her at around 12 noon on Saturday, when a missile struck. After the phone conversation was abruptly cut short by a deafening explosion, Sheeja’s husband was unable to reconnect with her. He reached out to her friends in the vicinity, who told him about the shelling and later visited Sheeja’s location after it stopped. They said Sheeja was severely injured and transferred to a government hospital. Speaking to India Today, P Anandan narrated the gravity of his wife’s situation. “My wife has undergone four surgeries. Her res...

All 10 people killed in the Hamas attack were students of agriculture from Sudur Paschim University in Western Nepal, according to ministry sources. Hamas carried out a barrage of air strikes in Southern Israel on Saturday, killing over 600 people KATHMANDU: Ten Nepali students have been killed and four others injured in Israel after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a wave of rocket attacks in the country’s southern region, Nepal’s foreign ministry said on Monday. Hamas carried out a barrage of air strikes in Southern Israel on Saturday, killing over 600 people, including soldiers, and wounding more than 1,900. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in response launched multiple attacks targeting Hamas’ key infrastructure. About 1,000 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza in the biggest escalation in decades between the two sides. In a press statement, the foreign ministry here said 10 Nepali nationals lost their lives in the recent attack by Hamas in Israel. Out of the 1...

The United States confirmed on Thursday it would join Europeans in backing a resolution urging Iran to co-operate with the UN nuclear watchdog, despite warnings from Tehran that the move could scuttle diplomacy. "We can confirm that we plan to join the UK, France and Germany in seeking a resolution focused on the need for Iran to fully co-operate with the IAEA," State Department spokesman Ned Price said. He said the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency raised "very serious concerns that Iran has failed to credibly respond" to the Vienna-based body's questions. "It is essential that Iran does fully comply with its legally binding obligations" under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Mr Price told reporters. Iran warned on Wednesday against "unconstructive action" at the IAEA and said it would respond "firmly and appropriately". Read More : https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2022/06/03/us-to-back-iaea-resolu...

The UAE and Israel signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) on Tuesday in a move aimed at boosting non-oil trade and investment between the two countries. The trade and investment pact will push the value of non-oil bilateral trade beyond $10 billion within five years, Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said on Twitter. "With the #UAEIsraelCEPA signed, sealed and delivered, we have written a new chapter in the history of the Middle East," he said in a tweet . "Our agreement will accelerate growth, create jobs and lead to a new era of peace, stability, and prosperity across the region." The agreement comes after the UAE and Israel normalised relations in September 2020, which led to dozens of initial pacts in sectors ranging from aviation to technology. Israel and the UAE began negotiations for a trade and economic co-operation deal in November 2021, a couple of months after the Emirates launched similar discussion...