Kathmandu, March 19 -- At least seven Nepali nationals have been detained by the authorities of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for sharing "misleading" videos and contents related to the ongoing war in West Asia on social media.

"Despite repeated warnings by our embassies urging Nepalis not to post unverified or misleading content on social media, three Nepali nationals working in UAE and Saudi, each, and one in Kuwait, were arrested by the local authorities," said foreign ministry spokesperson Lok Bahadur Chettri.

The Nepali Embassy in Abu Dhabi has stated that under UAE law, those involved in such activities can face a prison sentence of at least 1 to 2 years and a fine between 100,000 to 200,000 dirhams [1 dirham i...