THEIR cheeks bulging with narcotic khat, wild-eyed Houthi rebels streamed out of the mountains and seized control of vital ...

A New York man has been arrested after customs officials at Dulles International Airport discovered 65 pounds of khat in his baggage.

So if you ever happen to find yourself skimming through the troposphere, high above the Horn of Africa, the engines of your cargo jet clawing at the currents of sub-Saharan air rolling off the lip of ...

The U.S. has poured billions of taxpayer dollars into humanitarian aid for Yemen, including hundreds of thousands of tonnes ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Thousands of pounds of the drug khat have been smuggled into the U.S. over the ...

Two Israeli women, each carrying 50 kg of khat, banned as a drug in the EU, must stay in Krakow until their trial ends; they ...

Khat really is a revolting drug. It tastes like dysentery. Also, I don’t know if you’ve ever tried getting high on the stuff, but it’s basically impossible, I’ve honestly received emails that’ve had ...

Khat is listed as Schedule I drug in the United states. Where is it coming from?

The documents noted that until 2013, there had been no khat seizures in the Bay Area for more than ten years, but the drug’s sudden surge in popularity is not limited to California. Last week in New ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Eighteen individuals have been arrested for their alleged roles in an international conspiracy trafficking more than 4.4 million grams of khat throughout the United States. All 18 ...

The chewing of khat leaves is common in the Horn of Africa, but in eastern Ethiopia it is both big business and a big worry for the authorities. Khat is a major agricultural crop. Yet many some say it ...