Preceding agency Gulf News Agency Headquarters Manama | Jurisdiction Government of Bahrain Founded 1976 | |
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Formed 1976; 41 years ago (1976) Minister responsible Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Information Affairs Authority President Agency executive Muhannad Sulaiman, Agency director Parent agency Information Affairs Authority Profiles | ||
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. In 2001 it was renamed as the Bahrain News Agency. The agency is run under the Information Affairs Authority. It is a member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies. 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.
References
Bahrain News Agency Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA