THOMAS Roebuck was a 19th-centruy Scottish orientalist and lexicographer. Roebuck knew Urdu, Hindi and Persian ...

The Guardian is running the latest piece about Yemen's impending qat Armageddon -- the day when qat cultivation finally sucks dry Yemen's last drop of fresh water, and twenty-three million qat addicts ...

In the 1960s and '70s, doctors prescribed Captagon for narcolepsy, depression, and hyperactivity. First synthesized in 1961 by the German pharmaceutical company Degussa AG, Captagon was marketed as a ...

When I was a small child, I spent many afternoons on my father’s lap seeing qat being chewed in front of my eyes. In fact, I used to innocently help my father and hand him the greenish leaves from the ...

Gathering in local coffee shops to chew qat is considered a traditional past-time for many in Yemen [GALLO/GETTY] As global food prices continue to rise, Yemen is hoping a fundamental rethinking of ...

“ASK any Somali mother who Theresa May is, and she will say, ‘Bless her, that’s the woman who saved my family’,” declares Abukar Awale, a Somali activist in London. His enthusiasm is explained by the ...

The iShares MSCI Qatar ETF hasn't really made any progress over the past year, but we think this could change as the macroeconomic conditions improve. GDP growth, which likely grew at 1.5-2% last year ...

“THIS is qat,” explains Teklu Kaimo, gesturing to the wooded field behind him. He started growing it in 1976, and over the years its soft, green leaves have brought him a measure of prosperity. He has ...

The economic crisis in Yemen has driven up the price of most basic needs. Yemenis are suffering more and more from a lack of fuel, electricity, cooking gas, water and some food items. However, there ...

As global food prices continue to rise, Yemen is hoping a fundamental rethinking of its agricultural priorities will alleviate the pressure on its people. The debate on qat cultivation and its role in ...