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Explosion at Syria jihadist base kills 23: monitor

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

An explosion at a base for Asian jihadists in northwestern Syria's Idlib city on Sunday killed 23 people including seven civilians, a monitor said. Extremist groups fighting in Syria count thousands of Asians among their ranks, including many from central Asian states and members of the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority of China's Xinjiang province. "A large explosion on Sunday eveningRead more

Pterosaur hatchlings needed their parents, trove of eggs reveals

RIO DE JANEIRO - Muslimchronicle

The largest collection of fossilized pterosaur eggs ever found has shown that pterosaurs, the airborne cousins of dinosaurs, could not fly right away and needed care from their parents, researchers said Thursday. Pterosaurs were reptiles, and the first creatures — after insects — to evolve powered flight, meaning they flapped their wings to stay aloft instead of simply jumping andRead more

Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region ‘happiest in the world’

Beijing - Muslimchronicle

Muslims living in China’s far western region of Xinjiang are the happiest in the world and people should not believe the lies spread by extremists and their Western supporters, a senior official wrote on Friday in an unusually strongly worded piece. Hundreds of people have been killed in Xinjiang in the past few years in violence between Uighurs, a mostlyRead more

Silk Way: In China, high security for off-road race

Dunhuang - Muslimchronicle

Dozens of police officers wearing bulletproof vests and toting assault rifles guard the camp of an international off-road race across China's troubled far-western region of Xinjiang. The show of strength at the mobile camp that follows the Silk Way Rally highlights China's concerns about security in Xinjiang, a vast region that has been hit by violence in recent years. TheRead more

Senior Chinese official calls for prosperity, stability in Xinjiang

Uruqi - Muslimchronicle

China's top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng called for prosperity and stability in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at a meeting that runs Sunday to Tuesday. Yu, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, made the remarks at the Sixth National Meeting on Pairing-Assistance to Xinjiang held in Kashgar, a city in the south of Xinjiang. Yu urged otherRead more

Beijing faces ‘most prominent’ challenge in Xinjiang

Shanghai - Arab Today

Separatists in western China pose the “most prominent” challenge to the country’s security, economy and social stability, the China Daily newspaper quoted a top security official on Friday as saying. Beijing has long said it faces a determined campaign by a group known as the East Turkestan Independence Movement, or ETIM, in the far western region of Xinjiang, where hundredsRead more

Results of CBA league

Beijing - ArabToday

Following are the results of Wednesday's playoffs at the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league Quarterfinals: XINJIANG bt Shandong, 102-93 XINJIANG leads the best-of-five series by 2-1 Liaoning bt GUANGSHA, 117-100 Liaoning leads the best-of-five series by 2-1 GUANGDONG bt Sichuan,119-97 GUANGDONG wins the best-of-five series by 3-0 SHANGHAI bt Shenzhen, 95-92 SHANGHAI leads the best-of-five series by 2-1 source: XinhuaRead more

Tea culture in Kashgar, northwest China

Kashgar - ArabToday

People in Kashgar has been drinking tea since more than a thousand years ago, thanks to the city's important position on the ancient Silk Road, through which merchants traded tea and other goods between China, Middle East and Europe. source: XinhuaRead more

Chemical factory blast kills 2 in Xinjiang

Urumqi - Arab Today

Two were killed and eight injured Sunday in a chemical factory blast in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the regional work safety watchdog. The explosion at 6:58 a.m. in the Yihua chemical plant in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture left two dead at the scene, and a further three in serious condition. Five had minor injuries. The regionalRead more