Bahrain News Agency

Bahrain News Agency
وكالة انباء البحرين
Agency overview
Formed 1976 (1976)
Preceding agency
  • Gulf News Agency
Jurisdiction Government of Bahrain
Headquarters Manama
Minister responsible
  • Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Information Affairs Authority President
Agency executive
  • Muhannad Sulaiman, Agency director
Parent agency Information Affairs Authority
Website www.bna.bh/en

The Bahrain News Agency (BNA) is the state news agency of Bahrain.

History and profile

The BNA was established in 1976 with the name of the Gulf News Agency.[1] In 2001 it was renamed as the Bahrain News Agency.[2] The agency is run under the Information Affairs Authority. It is a member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies.[3] The BNA has both Arabic and English publications and is based in Manama.[2]

In July 2013, the agency launched BNA Zaman, a service which documents Bahrain's landmark development achievements via pictures.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "IAA Overview". Information Affairs Authority. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Media Landscape. Bahrain". Menassat. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Shrivastava, K. M. (2007). News agencies from pigeon to internet. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-932705-67-6.
  4. ↑ "Bahrain News Agency Launches "BNA Zaman" Service". Bahrain News Agency. Manama. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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