ANKARA (AA) – The Scottish National Party (SNP) has expelled a member of the Scottish Parliament following comments the lawmaker made on social media about Israel’s war on Gaza, according to press reports. John Mason, MP for Glasgow Shettleston since 2011, wrote in an August post, “If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they wo...
ANKARA (AA) – Celtic football club fans have expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine facing Israel’s devastating attacks. Fans of the Scottish team displayed pro-Palestine banners during a Wednesday night UEFA Champions League match in Glasgow against Slovan Bratislava. “They can oppress you, they can imprison you, but th...
LONDON (AA) — The Scottish government announced Monday that it had suspended all meetings with Israeli ambassadors until “real progress” is made towards peace in the Gaza Strip and unimpeded access is granted to humanitarian assistance to the enclave. In a statement, External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson said the Scottish gove...
Edinburgh, United Kingdom – AFP Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland’s first minister on Monday, before he was due to face two confidence votes this week sparked by his ditching of junior coalition partners in a row over climate policy. The 39-year-old quit following a turbulent year as head of the devolved administra...
LONDON (AA) – Scottish leader Humza Yousaf has condemned the UK government and the opposition Labour Party for failing to demand an immediate cease-fire from Israel in the Gaza Strip. The remarks came after Israeli forces launched a new wave of attacks this time on Rafah city in the Gaza Strip early Monday morning, killing […]
LONDON (AA) – Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf has said that the decision of the ICJ “is clear” that the killing and destruction in Gaza “must stop.” Following the decision by ICJ to order Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, Yousaf said on X: “Urgent humanitarian assistance must be provided to prevent more […]...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – Newly appointed British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has threatened to withdraw Foreign Office support for Scottish ministers after Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf met the Turkish president without the presence of UK officials. In a letter to the Scottish National Party (SNP) government, Cameron said ...
LONDON (AA) – Scotland is willing to be the first country in the UK to offer safety and sanctuary to refugees from Gaza, First Minister Humza Yousaf said after a deadly airstrike on a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday. “There can be no justification for this. None whatsoever. If people cannot be safe in a […]
