Overview
The Bahraini News Agency (BNA) is an extension to the Information Affairs Authority (IAA) that was established in Riyadh 1967 by a unanimous decision of Gulf Cooperation Council’s Information Ministers , where the late Minister of Information Tariq Al Moayed was employed as the first chairman of the agency’s board of directors and Nabil bin Yaqub Al Hamar was positioned as BNA’s general manager.

BNA was originally named Gulf News Agency, In April 1st 1978 the first official news was broadcasted under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. The agency was combined with the Ministry of Information in 1985 whereas the name was adjusted to Bahrain News Agency in 2003, working under the umbrella of IAA President Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa.

The unlimited support of the Kingdom to the employees of the agency had significant influence on building a reliable source to local, regional and international news of political, economic or cultural activities.

In 1992 President of news at radio and television Khalid Abdulla Al Zayani was assigned for supervising BNA while Jamal Dawood Salman was appointed as BNA Chief Editor. Followed by Abdullah Salman in 2005, and as for the current director of BNA is Muhannad Suleiman.

Through adoption of latest technological developments and professional media publications BNA will continue to develop and fulfill the 2030 strategic vision of Bahrain under prosperous era of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa AL Khalifa.

The Work Mechanism at the Bahrain News Agency

The Bahrain News Agency works in a combined mechanism through distributing local and international news in both Arabic and English languages as well as composing economic, political, cultural and social reports for BNA recipients.

And through the great effort the agency broadcasts an average news ranging from 90 to 150 stories per day. A number of reporters based in several vital capitals that supply BNA with a number of reports and news articles in order to keep up with the current and rapid events.

BNA signed cooperation and news exchange agreements with a number of Arab and foreign agencies and through these agreements BNA distribute its news worldwide.