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Humza Yousaf’s emotional appeal to Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer for a ceasefire.

We Don't Know If Our Family Is Dead in Gaza - Humza Yousaf

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Gaza 'disconnected from the planet' - but messages of fear trickle out: A voice note arrives from a journalist in a city in central Gaza, where lines of communication have been almost completely eliminated. »

In Full: Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf Condemns Israel

Oct 14, 2023 | Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has said "collective punishment has to be condemned" after speaking of how his mother-in-law is "trapped" in Gaza.

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SNP backs Humza Yousaf's Scottish independence plan: SNP delegates have backed Humza Yousaf's plan to use the next general election result to push for a second independence referendum. / An amended version of the strategy was voted through overwhelmingly at the party's annual conference in Aberdeen. / It is based on winning a majority of Scottish seats, at least 29. »

Humza Yousaf’s wife says Israeli ‘terror’ has left family ‘waiting to die’: Nadia El-Nakla tells SNP conference she feels ‘complete despair’ and fears ‘Gaza will no longer exist’ after ground offensive / Humza Yousaf’s wife has accused Israel of “terrorising” Gaza, saying that every inhabitant including her family was “waiting to die”. / In a surprise speech at the SNP conference in Aberdeen, Nadia El-Nakla said her relatives in Gaza City were being forced to say goodbye to each other “like it’s the last time” ahead of the planned Israeli ground offensive. / She said ice cream trucks were being used to store the dead and her brother, a doctor, can no longer treat the injured as he had run out of medical supplies. Mr Yousaf embraced his wife after her speech, then wiped away tears. »

Scotland’s First Minister Feels ‘Helpless’ Watching His In-laws Trapped in Gaza

Oct 14, 2023 | Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf sought to comfort the family of a Scot who died in the Hamas attacks – hugging the mother of Bernard Cowen at a service for him. His own family is caught up in the conflict – his wife’s parents trapped in Gaza after travelling there last week to visit a sick relative. They’ve made an emotional plea for help.

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PORTRAIT de Humza Yousaf en français :

Humza Yousaf, un premier ministre écossais fier de sa double culture : A 38 ans, cet homme d’origine pakistanaise est le premier dirigeant musulman d’une nation occidentale. Un parcours qui fait sa force au moment où il doit à la fois redresser l’Ecosse et sa formation politique, le parti indépendantiste SNP. » | (Article réservé aux abonnés)

Scottish First Minister ‘Disappointed’ the PM Hasn’t Reached Out as His Family Are Trapped in Gaza

Oct 13, 2023 | Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf tells 5 News it’s “disappointing” that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has not reached out to him after revealing his wife's parents, who live in Dundee, are trapped in Gaza and are struggling to find a safe passage out. 5 News Scotland Reporter Alan Jenkins reports.

Israel-Gaza Attacks: Humza Yousaf's Wife Fears for 'Terrified' Family

BBC: The wife of Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf said her parents, who have been trapped in Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israel, are "terrified" about what might happen next.

Nadia El-Nakla also told BBC News some relatives have had their homes destroyed in missile strikes.

Elizabeth El-Nakla and Maged El-Nakla, who live in Dundee, travelled to Gaza last week to see a sick relative.

Days into their trip Hamas killed 1,200 people, Israeli officials say.

Palestinian health officials say 1,200 people have died in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza as the death toll continues to rise in the conflict.

On Tuesday Mr Yousaf called for the creation of a humanitarian corridor in and out of locked-down Gaza. » | James Cook & Paul O'Hare, Scotland editor | Thursday, October 12, 203

Scotland First Minister's Family Stuck in Gaza

Oct 9, 2023 | "My wife and I are sick with worry about whether or not my in-laws will survive." First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf says his parents-in-law, who are stuck in Gaza amid the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, may suffer unjustified "collective punishment".

Independent Scotland Would Bring Back Burgundy Passports

THE TELEGRAPH: Report says separate Scotland would follow EU’s ‘recommended layout, size and colour’, despite warnings it could take years to join

Humza Yousaf launches a policy paper on citizenship in an independent Scotland | CREDIT: Andrew Milligan/PA
Scotland would revert to burgundy passports after independence in an effort to copy the EU under a blueprint unveiled by Humza Yousaf.

A Scottish Government report said a separate Scotland would follow the EU’s “recommended layout, size and colour”, despite experts warning that it could take years for it to join the bloc.

Asked why he wanted to ditch blue passports, with blue the dominant colour on the Scottish flag, Mr Yousaf claimed a switch to burgundy red could help a separate Scotland gain speedier EU membership.

The blueprint said the passports would also follow the bloc’s “standards and technical requirements”.

The First Minister also said he would renounce his British citizenship despite the paper making clear that Scots could keep it after independence if they wished. People could also opt out of having Scottish citizenship.

Asked whether he would retain his British citizenship, he said: “I haven’t thought much about it but I probably wouldn’t, no, just my Scottish citizenship.” » | Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor | Thursday, July 27, 2023

Independent Scotland would base citizenship on current Irish model: Plans, unveiled by Humza Yousaf, include significantly reducing application fees »

Humza Yousaf, un premier ministre écossais fier de sa double culture

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LE MONDE : PORTRAITA 38 ans, cet homme d’origine pakistanaise est le premier dirigeant musulman d’une nation occidentale. Un parcours qui fait sa force au moment où il doit à la fois redresser l’Ecosse et sa formation politique, le parti indépendantiste SNP.

Des successions de taudis au milieu d’imposants immeubles victoriens : Glasgow n’a pas la beauté classique de sa rivale, Edimbourg. Mais c’est une agglomération vivante, à forte tradition ouvrière et contestataire et la plus diverse de la « nation » écossaise. Des vagues successives de migrants y ont élu domicile au sud de la rivière Clyde, dans le quartier de Pollokshields, à la recherche d’un refuge ou d’un travail dans ses nombreuses usines, aujourd’hui presque toutes fermées : Irlandais, Italiens, juifs fuyant l’Allemagne nazie, Pakistanais à partir des années 1950, plus récemment Polonais et Roumains… » | Par Cécile Ducourtieux (Londres, correspondante) | mardi 2 mai 2023

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