http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Follow-up Committee "Hadramout without khat" meet in Mukalla [The Source: mukalla/hadhramaut.info - 26/12/2009] Follow-up Committee "Hadramout without khat" meet in Mukalla adopted a resolution  to remove khat  sites outside the city of Mukalla

Fpllow-up Committee of "Hadhramout without khat"held up a meeting at theUnion of writers and authors, Mukalla Yemen yesterday for its  project of  combating  the abuse of khat in Hadhramout   province. The meeting  was called to determine the most significant developments shortly after the recent agreement between Hadhramaut local authority and the delegation of the World Bank to prevent the abuse of khat in Province.
The meeting stressed on  the need for cultural elites to  play full role as its  one of the best part that is acceptable   to carry out and   promote awareness and education in the community  on the dangers of this  phenomenon of selling and consuming of khat and the uncivilized  ways that it represent.Hadhramout Assistant Under-Secretary  Mr. Mohammed Saeed Bagutmi  stressed on the role of writers, authors and intellectuals to register a message against the abuse of khat in partnership with civil societies organizations and influential to foward  an article that aims to clarify the extent of the damage on the individual and society from this scourge.