‘These trees may not survive’: Jordan’s ancient olive harvest wilts under record-breaking heat

Extreme heat and drought has destroyed 70% of Jordan’s olive crop, endangering livelihoods of 80,000 families and a centuries-old tradition ...
Bloomberg L.P.

The Olive Oil Crisis

Last December, at the height of Greece’s olive harvest season, two men drove a stolen white truck to the Glyfada mill in a small town not far from Kalamata. After idling the truck for a while, the men ...
NPR

The struggle to preserve the Palestinian olive and date harvest

AL MAZRA AS-SHARQIYA, West Bank — Olives and dates are the pride and joy of Palestinian farmers, and autumn is the time of year they're picked. But this season, the simple act of picking olives is ...

Six Bottles, Five Countries: Traveling The World Through Olive Oil

The ancient Castillo de Canena castle is owned and preserved by our friends, the Vaño siblings: Francisco, Rosa, and Cristina ...
Al-Monitor

West Bank's ancient olive tree a 'symbol of Palestinian endurance'

As guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali prunes its branches and gathers its fruit even as violence plagues the Palestinian territory during this year's harvest. "This ...