No Qat Day (12/01/2013)

Thousands of people gathered in several cities in Yemen to urge a one-day boycott of qat. Called "A Day without Qat", the campaign's goal was to raise awareness about its harmful effects.

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 are indications that the one thing that has not been affected by the crisis is qat consumption.

Yemen’s Minister of Endowment, Hamoud Al-Hitar said that Yemen will not be another Afghanistan or a shelter for terrorists warning that “an external intervention will only unify Yemenis