Bahrain News Agency Explained

Agency Name:	Bahrain News Agency (BNA)
Nativename A:	وكالة أنباء البحرين - بنا
Preceding1:	Gulf News Agency
Jurisdiction:	Government of Bahrain
Headquarters:	Manama
Minister1 Name:	Ali bin Mohamed Alrumaihi
Minister1 Pfo:	Minister of Information Affairs
Chief1 Name:	Abdullah Khalil Buhiji
Chief1 Position:	Director-General
Parent Agency:	Ministry of Information Affairs

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]

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