Foreign ministry says the new curbs on four settlers and two groups follow "unprecedented rise" in settler violence over the past year
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Humza Yousaf, who will be sworn in as First Minister of Scotland today, has posted pictures of his first Iftar in the Bute House after winning the parliamentary vote on Monday.
In one photo, Yousaf can be seen leading his family in prayer.
Another shows him smiling at the camera with his family, with bowls of food to break their fasts with in their hands.
Scotland has become the first democracy in western Europe to appoint a Muslim as leader. "I think what it says about the UK is that we are a welcoming group of nations, and Scotland in particular," Scottish National Party's leader in the UK parliament, told AFP.
Yousaf is also the youngest person to be appointed as leader in Scotland. Yousaf, 37, narrowly won the battle on Monday to clinch the top job, vowing to rejuvenate the stalled pursuit of independence for Scotland.
He then secured the nominations of a majority of lawmakers in a vote Tuesday to become the new first minister and will be formally sworn in on Wednesday.
(With inputs from AFP)
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