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The World Cup will return to the Middle East after Fifa confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. Morocco, Spain and Portugal were awarded joint hosting rights for the 2030 tournament.
The decision was announced after a vote during a virtual Fifa Congress. It was only a formality, however, as neither bids had any rivals.
More than 100,000 asylum applications from Syrians are pending in the 27 European Council member states, according to figures released by the European Union asylum agency, EUAA.
The report comes as several European countries have announced that they are suspending Syrian asylum applications after the fall of the Assad regime.
The leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, said the group is ready to work with international partners to protect historic sites in Syria from ISIS attacks. The statement comes as anxiety lingers among communities in Syria targeted by ISIS in the past.