Bahrain News Agency

Bahrain News Agency (BNA)
وكالة أنباء البحرين - بنا
Agency overview
Formed1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Preceding agency
  • Gulf News Agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Bahrain
HeadquartersManama
Minister responsible
  • Ali bin Mohamed Alrumaihi, Minister of Information Affairs
Agency executive
  • Abdullah Khalil Buhiji, Director-General
Parent agencyMinistry of Information Affairs
Websitewww.bna.bh

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 Ministry of Information Affairs. It is a member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA).[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]

BNA is an active member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) that includes the national news agencies of 18 Arab countries.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "IAA Overview". Information Affairs Authority. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Media Landscape. Bahrain". Menassat. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. 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.
  5. ^ "About Us". Fana News. Retrieved 16 April 2023.


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