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“Accident”: When Chance Collides With the Road

Sana Richa Choucair, 16/11 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Around 1.19 million people die in road traffic accidents every year worldwide. Each November 16, as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – established by the UN in 2005 – the world pauses to acknowledge that a seemingly ordinary word hides devastating human realities. The term “accident”, often used as a synonym ...

YASA Urges Beirut Port to Reassess Safety Measures

This is Beirut, 07/10 18:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Beirut Port YASA

The Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA) called on Tuesday on the Beirut Port Authority to urgently reassess general safety conditions inside the Port of Beirut, following a serious traffic accident that took place on October 6. In a statement, YASA said a “horrific and very serious” crash occurred inside the port when a car was ...

YASA Warns of Flood Risks Ahead of Rainy Season

This is Beirut, 27/08 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon YASA Security Flooding Sewage

With the rainy season approaching, the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA) has sounded the alarm over the recurring winter disasters in Lebanon caused by clogged rainwater drainage networks and the absence of preventive maintenance. In a statement, YASA recalled that in past years, Lebanon witnessed scenes of chaos: cars and citizens ...

YASA Sounds the Alarm Over Lebanon’s Road Accident Toll

This is Beirut, 26/08 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon YASA Security

After a concerning surge in road accident victims in Lebanon, the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA) association has issued an urgent appeal to the authorities. According to its data, fatalities from traffic collisions have risen by more than 30 percent compared with last year. August has been particularly deadly, with 56 people ...

YASA Sounds Alarm over Soaring Road Deaths in August

This is Beirut, 19/08 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon YASA Death Injury Road

More than 40 people lost their lives on Lebanon’s roads in August alone, with dozens more injured, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA). The organization described the toll as “shocking,” warning that if accidents continue at this pace, the country could see over 1,000 fatalities in a ...

YASA Urges National Road Safety Plan

This is Beirut, 06/05 13:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon YASA Ahmad Hajjar Traffic road safety

The Lebanese road safety organization YASA has issued an urgent appeal to Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar, calling for a comprehensive national road safety plan to address the alarming deterioration of traffic conditions in Lebanon. In a statement issued Tuesday, YASA stressed the “immediate need for effective and practical measures” to curb ...

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