BEIRUT: The olives massively planted in southern Lebanon are ripening in time following a sun-soaked summer, awaiting to be harvested in bulk. "With drones flying over our heads, olives-picking is fraught with danger," Adel Khoury, a farmer from the southern Lebanese village of Rachaya al-Foukhar, told Xinhua. BAD FOR BUSINESS This Oct. 17, 2018 file photo shows a farmer harvesting olives in the district of Koura in north Lebanon. Olive harvest in Lebanon is hampered by Israeli attacks. The oil-rich fruit sustains the livelihood of more than 80 percent of people in the border areas, Adel Yahya, a Lebanese farmer from the southeastern village of Halta, told Xinhua.

Source: Manila Times November 13, 2023 04:29 UTC