The annual cherry-picking season begins in southern Lebanon! This round fiery fruit, lovely and juicy, adds not only zing to appetite but also money to the purse, especially amid the worst-ever economic and financial crisis in the history of the tiny Middle East country.

Two farmers pick cherries in an orchard in the town of Shebaa in the east of southern Lebanon, on June 14, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A farmer picks cherries in an orchard in the town of Shebaa in the east of southern Lebanon, on June 14, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A farmer picks cherries in an orchard in the town of Shebaa in the east of southern Lebanon, on June 14, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)