Goa, June 7 -- Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent intervention to address the difficulties faced by hundreds of Indian healthcare professionals, most of them nurses from Kerala, following the closure of the Iranian Hospital in Dubai. The issue has emerged as a major concern for expatriate workers who now face uncertainty regarding their jobs, visas and future residency in the United Arab Emirates.

In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Satheesan described the matter as a humanitarian issue involving Indian citizens working abroad. He urged the Central Government to take up the matter with UAE authorities through the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in the ...