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A top commander in Syria has warned that a resurgent ISIS is starting to take advantage of the chaotic fall of Bashar al Assad.The lightning advance by opposition groups on Damascus has been the focus of much attention but the revolution has created power vacuums across the country. What's happening in Syria is an opportunity but also a moment of great jeopardy.Syria latest: Russia hits out at Israel over airstrikesAs the country struggles to emerge from the darkness and brutality of the Assad regime many groups are vying for position in this new reality - and it is in that space that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is trying to gather strength.In the northeast, the Kurds are worried about what may happen.One of the most important figures in this region is General Abdi Mazloum, the ...

Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as the host nation for the 2034 football World Cup.Also confirmed were the hosts for the 2030 World Cup, which was awarded to six countries and will take place across three continents to celebrate 100 years of the tournament. Saudi Arabia was the sole bidder for the 2034 competition. Its host status was confirmed on Wednesday after an online meeting of the 211 members of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).The members confirmed the unchallenged bids by acclamation - simply clapping during the virtual meeting led by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.As well as the World Cup, Saudi Arabia is hosting football's 2027 Asian Cup, the 2029 Asian Winter Games and the 2034 Asian Games. It also has long-term ambitions to host more major events, i...

There is a new prime minister of Syria.The rebel groups, led by Abu Mohammed al Jolani's Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), have installed a transition government to run the country and navigate the turbulent first months of what some are hailing as "Free Syria". This interim government - which says it will be in place until March to sort out "constitutional issues" - is led by new Prime Minister Mohammed al Bashir.Who is Mohammed al Bashir?Born in 1983 in the Idlib region of northwestern Syria, Mr Bashir graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Aleppo in 2007. He went on to work for the Syrian Gas Company. After the civil war broke out in 2011 he became director of an institution that provided education to children affected by the conflict.He obtained a second deg...

An 18-year-old Briton has been sentenced to a year in prison in Dubai after a "holiday romance" with a girl who was 17 at the time.Marcus Fakana was with his family in the UAE when he met the girl - who's also from London and is now 18. The head of campaign group Detained in Dubai said it was a "disgrace" and Mr Fakana felt abandoned by the British government since his arrest in September.He's expected to appeal against the sentence.Mr Fakana previously said the pair kept their romance secret from the girl's family "because they were strict" and had hoped to continue seeing each other back in the UK.However, he said police turned up at his family's hotel and took him into custody without explanation.Detained in Dubai said Mr Fakana was arrested and charged after the girl's mother found the...