The people of Yemen have long-since been bogged down with an addiction to qat. A staple of Yemeni life, the plant can be seen rearing its ugly green head in swollen cheeks across the country as ...

Khat, or qat, is a leaf which is packed into the cheek and slowly chewed, releasing chemicals similar to amphetamines and resulting in a mild high. It is very popular in Yemen and Horn of Africa ...

Sales of qat have been blamed for causing traffic jams in the city (AFP) Authorities in south Yemen have banned the sale of the mild narcotic qat on working days, allowing it into the city of Aden ...

Khat is illegal in the U.S. and legal in Yemen. His mother "chewed khat to cope with difficult situations; she specifically used it in Yemen during this time" when she was pregnant, Musaibli's ...

TAIZ, Yemen - Before war came, Khalid Omar was only an occasional user of qat, sitting around with friends and chewing its narcotic leaves. First he lost his well-paid job with an oil company in ...