Abu Ali said experts had estimated the tree to be between 3,000 and 5,500 years old. It has endured millennia of drought and war in this parched land scarred by conflict. This article went live on ...

Gorongosa Park ravaged by civil war, population growth Park's conservation model prioritises local communities Tech, education and research among keys to advances GORONGOSA, Mozambique, July 5 ...

ARGHANDAB, Afghan-istan -- A popular Afghan ballad sings of Arghandab's orchards, a cool, quiet retreat that "I can't forget even if I try." This spring Afghans will have to try hard to remember the ...

Italian and Japanese experts estimate the tree to be 3,000 to 5,500 years old Palestinians and tourists welcome the tranquil offered by the tree The oil extracted from this tree seels at a far higher ...

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 ...

"This is no ordinary tree. We're talking about history, about civilisation, about a symbol," the 52-year-old said proudly, smiling behind his thick beard in the village of Al-Walajah, south of ...