The Guardian and the Times both cover the latest rescue efforts in Nepal, following Saturday’s devastating earthquake and report that two survivors were pulled alive from the rubble in Kathmandu yesterday. The Guardian notes that a woman was rescued with help from an Israeli search team, while the Times says that a boy who survived is being treated in an IDF field hospital.

The Times and the online editions of the Telegraph and Guardian all report that UK authorities have told a United Nations’ (UN) panel that Iran attempted to illicitly procure uranium enrichment equipment via blacklisted companies. Such actions would be a clear violation of the existing UN Security Council sanctions on Iran. The allegations come during a delicate period in which Iran and the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany) are negotiating a proposed long term nuclear agreement.

In the Financial Times, David Gardner says that President Assad is losing ground as the Syrian Civil War enters its fifth year. In part, he says this is due to clearer support for rebels from Jordan and Turkey.

The Guardian online includes a review of Yossi Alpher’s book “Periphery: Israel’s Search for Allies in the Middle East,” which covers Israeli attempts to forge partnerships with neighbours in the region over the years. Alpher is a former-Mossad official and has also edited an Israeli-Palestinian newsletter.

In the Israeli media, the latest progress in coalition talks is a major item in Maariv and Israel Hayom, which both say that ultra-Orthodox party Shas is close to agreement to join a Likud-led government. Shas leader Aryeh Deri is expected to become both Economy Minister and Religious Services Minister as part of the deal. Meanwhile, both Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom focus on the potential economic impact of the coalition agreements. Yediot Ahronot says that billions of shekels will be spent on ultra-Orthodox education as a result of agreements with Shas and United Torah Judaism, while Israel Hayom speculates that Kulanu’s terms will mean a significant rise in purchase tax for properties bought for investment.

Haaretz, Maariv and Israel Hayom all prominently report a highly-charged protest last night in Jerusalem by an estimated 1,000 members of the Ethiopian-Israeli community against alleged race-fuelled police violence against them. The protest, which at points turned violent, was sparked by a widely-publicised incident earlier this week in which a policeman was caught on camera assaulting an Ethiopian-Israeli uniformed soldier in what appeared to be an unprovoked attack. Maariv includes an article by a community leader, who warns “We want and demand that the discrimination and racism on the part of the authorities stop. We will continue to fight, and this protest was just the opening shot.”