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Bahrain News Agency

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Bahrain News Agency (BNA)
Agency overview
وكالة أنباء البحرين - بنا
Formed	1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Preceding agency	Gulf News Agency
Jurisdiction	Government of Bahrain
Headquarters	Manama
Minister responsible	Ali bin Mohamed Alrumaihi, Minister of Information Affairs
Agency executive	Abdullah Khalil Buhiji, Director-General
Parent agency	Ministry of Information Affairs
Website	www.bna.bh

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

History and profile[edit]

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]

^ "IAA Overview". Information Affairs Authority. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

^ ^a ^b "Media Landscape. Bahrain". Menassat. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

^ Shrivastava, K. M. (2007). News agencies from pigeon to internet. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-932705-67-6.

^ "Bahrain News Agency Launches "BNA Zaman" Service". Bahrain News Agency. Manama. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

^ "About Us". Fana News. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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