A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 27 for a man convicted of possessing khat, an illegal African drug.Filings in federal court say Fahmi Kassim pleaded guilty in August in U.S. District Court ...

They say, "My husband sees me as a young girl but to him I will look my real age if he stops chewing khat.” However, the young wives of khat-chewing men say their husbands are not active in bed.

Medical Journeys > Cardiomyopathy Case Study: The Dangerous Habit That Led to Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy in a Healthy Man — Khat chewing can cause serious health consequences, authors warn by ...

WILLMAR --Abdulaziz Mahamuud Ibrahim, 32, of Willmar, was sentenced Tuesday to 13 months in prison, which was stayed, a $500 fine and five years of probation on a felony charge for drug possession ...

"They've gone to chew khat," Shihab Sharabi, 21, one of the protesters, said with a sheepish smile. Khat, a leafy narcotic, is consumed by nearly every man here.

Most Yemenis chew khat to get through their hungry, war-ravaged days. But that demand doesn’t help the country address its food crisis.

He was looking forward to the day when his 4-year-old son would be old enough to sit with him, share a bundle of khat leaves and talk about life. Now he says he will never chew again.

By A. Craig Copetas and Gary Putka Khat: the cocaine of Africa—the mint green leaf of the shrub Catha edulis —is a way of life in the new nation of Djibouti and the ancient land of Yemen.