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The following articles have been tagged with "Khat":

Arabic newspaper lures fresh Malmö advertisers

Society: 4 Mar 13
A media consortium in southern Sweden has baited a new shole of advertisers by starting an Arabic-language newspaper in Malmö. READ »

Sweden targets khat addiction with new clinic

National: 7 Dec 12
Sweden has opened its first rehabilitation centre for abusers of khat, the African leaves that users chew to get an amphetamine-like effect. READ »

Suspected khat smuggler crashes after car chase

National: 30 Dec 11
A man believed to be carrying 200 kilogrammes of the amphetamine-like substance khat in his car crashed into a guardrail after trying to flee Swedish customs officials at the Öresund bridge on Friday morning. READ »

Swedish think-tank launches ethical aid tool

National: 20 Apr 10
A Swedish think-tank has launched a new web portal enabling aid-workers and peacekeepers to check that the transport firms they contract do not also engage in illegal activities such as khat and arms smuggling. READ »

Government calls for action on khat use

Society: 8 Mar 10
The Swedish government has announced a tougher approach to the threat posed by the use of the mildly intoxicating drug khat on the state of public health. READ »

Iranian demo in clash with Swedish police

National: 12 Feb 10
Two people have been arrested and two others were hurt on Thursday in clashes between anti-Tehran demonstrators and Swedish police outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm. READ »

Bildt: Iranian government facing 'legitimacy' issues

Politics: 22 Jul 09
Speaking for the EU Presidency, Sweden's Carl Bildt reiterated on Tuesday that the government of Iran was dealing with questions about its legitimacy in the eyes of its voters. READ »

Couple suspected of khat smuggling arrested in Malmö

National: 19 Feb 09
Police in Malmö have arrested a man and a woman on narcotics charges after finding the pair had two suitcases filled with amphetamine-like substance khat. READ »

Iraqi women speak out in Stockholm

Politics: 29 May 08
Women activists and UN officials testified on Wednesday in Stockholm about the violence Iraqi women are subjected to in their daily lives. READ »

Khat: Sweden's forgotten immigrant drug

Analysis & Opinion: 28 May 08
Use of the illegal drug khat is widespread in Sweden's immigrant suburbs but the police have chosen to turn a blind eye, Faisal Enayat Khan reports. READ »

Climbers still missing in Nepal

National: 16 Nov 06
Two Swedish climbers who went missing in an avalanche in the Himalayas on Wednesday had still not been found on Thursday morning. READ »

Swedes missing in Himalayas

National: 15 Nov 06
Two Swedish climbers are missing along with a British fellow climber after an avalanche in Nepal, authorities there say. The group was sleeping at an altitude of 8,600 metres at the time. READ »

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