Bahrain News Agency
{{Short description|State news agency of Bahrain}}
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| agency_name = Bahrain News Agency (BNA)
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| nativename_a = وكالة أنباء البحرين - بنا
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| formed = {{start date and age|1976}}
| preceding1 = Gulf News Agency
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| jurisdiction = Government of Bahrain
| headquarters = Manama
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| minister1_name = Ali bin Mohamed Alrumaihi
| minister1_pfo = Minister of Information Affairs
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| chief1_name = Abdullah Khalil Buhiji
| chief1_position = Director-General
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| parent_agency = Ministry of Information Affairs
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| website = {{URL|www.bna.bh}}
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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.{{cite web|title=IAA Overview|url=http://www.iaa.bh/overview.aspx|publisher=Information Affairs Authority|accessdate=30 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423122641/http://www.iaa.bh/overview.aspx|archive-date=23 April 2015|url-status=dead}} In 2001 it was renamed as the Bahrain News Agency.{{cite web|title=Media Landscape. Bahrain|url=http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/media-landscape/media-landscape-0|work=Menassat|accessdate=4 October 2014|archive-date=29 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029152624/http://www.menassat.com/?q=en%2Fmedia-landscape%2Fmedia-landscape-0|url-status=dead}} The agency is run under the Ministry of Information Affairs. It is a member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA).{{cite book|last=Shrivastava|first=K. M.|title=News agencies from pigeon to internet|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6|page=278}} The BNA has both Arabic and English publications and is based in Manama.
In July 2013, the agency launched BNA Zaman, a service which documents Bahrain's landmark development achievements via pictures.{{cite web|title=Bahrain News Agency Launches "BNA Zaman" Service|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bahrain+News+Agency+Launches+%22BNA+Zaman%22+Service.-a0336674005|work=Bahrain News Agency|accessdate=4 February 2014|location=Manama|date=13 July 2013}}
BNA is an active member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) that includes the national news agencies of 18 Arab countries.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.fananews.com/en/about-us/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Fana News |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{oweb|http://www.bna.bh/}} {{in lang|ar}}
- [http://www.bna.bh/portal/en Bahrain News Agency]
Category:1976 establishments in Bahrain
Category:Government agencies established in 1976
Category:News agencies based in Bahrain
Category:Publicly funded broadcasters
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