05 Nov
Lebanon: Chouf residents rush to buy imported olive ‘wood’
By Maher Zeineddine, A new type of “firewood” is flooding the Chouf market this autumn as residents, preparing for the coming winter, rush to buy a Turkish-style composite made primarily from olive pits. According to Kamil Halabi, a Chouf resident, the “’2007 firewood,’ as we are calling it, is very effective and a money-saver.” “Each [...]
