Goa, July 9 -- Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been on death row in Yemen for the murder of a local national, is scheduled to be executed on July 16, according to official sources. The confirmation comes after Yemeni President last year approved her death sentence, bringing the high-profile case to a critical juncture.

Priya, a native of Kerala, had moved to Yemen in 2008 to financially support her family. After working in various hospitals, she eventually opened her own clinic. To comply with Yemeni laws that require a local partner for foreigners to run a business, she partnered with Talal Abdo Mahdi in 2014-who would later become the victim in the murder case.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Indian govern...