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{{short description|Regional organization}}
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|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
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|{{flag|Syria}} <small>(suspended)</small><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/12/syria-suspended-arab-league Syria suspended from Arab League], ''The Guardian''</ref>
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The '''Federation of Arab News Agencies''' ('''FANA'''), a branch of the [[League of Arab States]], is a membership organization for Arabic-language, national news agencies, currently number 18 or 19 members<ref name=FANA-About>
The '''Federation of Arab News Agencies''' ('''FANA'''), a branch of the [[Arab League]], is a membership organization for Arabic-language, national news agencies, currently of 18 or 19 members<ref name=FANA-About>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| title = About Us (Arabic)
| title = About Us (Arabic)
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==History==
==History==

[[File:Panoramic_View_Of_Beirut_From_Broumana_2016.jpg|thumb|right|[[Beirut]] (here in a 2016 panoramic view from [[Broumana]]) has served as FANA headquarters since inception in 1975]]
Efforts to form a union of Arab national news agencies started on October 28, 1964, in [[Cairo]], Egypt, and resulted in a conference in [[Amman]], Jordan, in 1965.<ref name=FANA-About/><ref name=UIA/> In January 1974, the [[League of Arab States]] ("Arab League") called for a second conference, held in [[Baghdad]], Iraq, in April 1974.<ref name=FANA-About/><ref name=UIA/> During a third conference in Beirut in 1975, the Federation of Arab News Agencies formed and made Beirut its headquarters, whose founding members came from Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, and Yemen.<ref name=FANA-About/><ref name=UIA/><ref>
Efforts to form a union of Arab national news agencies started on October 28, 1964, in [[Cairo]], Egypt, and resulted in a conference in [[Amman]], Jordan, in 1965.<ref name=FANA-About/><ref name=UIA/> In January 1974, the [[League of Arab States]] ("Arab League") called for a second conference, held in [[Baghdad]], Iraq, in April 1974.<ref name=FANA-About/><ref name=UIA/> During a third conference in Beirut in 1975, the Federation of Arab News Agencies formed and made Beirut its headquarters, whose founding members came from Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, and Yemen.<ref name=FANA-About/><ref name=UIA/><ref>
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==Organization==
==Organization==
FANA holds an annual General Assembly every November, while general managers of its national news agency members meet semi-annually.<ref name=FANA-About/>
FANA holds an annual General Assembly every November, while general managers of its national news agency members meet semi-annually.<ref name=FANA-About/> FANA held the 49th Conference of its General Assembly in Abu Dhab in November 2022 with the participation of the 14 news agencies' directors or their representatives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FANA Holds 49th General Assembly Conference in Abu Dhabi {{!}} MapNews |url=https://www.mapnews.ma/en/actualites/culture/fana-holds-49th-general-assembly-conference-abu-dhabi |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=www.mapnews.ma}}</ref>


===Members===
===Members===
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FANA's official English website has varying current members listed, which include:
FANA's official English website has varying current members listed, which include:
# Algeria - [[Algeria Press Service]] (APS)
# Algeria – ⁣[[Algeria Press Service]] (APS)
# Bahrain - [[Bahrain News Agency]] (BNA)
# Bahrain – ⁣[[Bahrain News Agency]] (BNA)
# Egypt - [[Middle East News Agency]] (MENA)
# Egypt – ⁣[[Middle East News Agency]] (MENA)
# Iraq - [[National Iraqi News Agency]] (NINA)
# Iraq – ⁣[[National Iraqi News Agency]] (NINA)
# Jordan - [[Jordan News Agency]] (PETRA)
# Jordan – ⁣[[Jordan News Agency]] (PETRA)
# Kuwait - [[Kuwait News Agency]] (KUNA)
# Kuwait – ⁣[[Kuwait News Agency]] (KUNA)
# Lebanon - [[Mass media in Lebanon|National News Agency]] (NNA)
# Lebanon – ⁣[[The National News Agency (NNA)|National News Agency]] (NNA)
# Libya - Libyan News Agency (LANA) (AKA [[Jamahiriya News Agency]])
# Libya – Libyan News Agency (LANA) ({{Abbr|AKA|also known as}} [[Jamahiriya News Agency]])
# Mauritania - [[Mass media in Mauritania|Mauritanian News Agency]] (AMI)
# Mauritania – ⁣[[Mauritanian News Agency]] (AMI)
# Morocco - [[Maghreb Arabe Press]] (MAP)
# Morocco – ⁣[[Maghreb Arabe Press]] (MAP)
# Oman - [[Oman News Agency]] (ONA)
# Oman – ⁣[[Oman News Agency]] (ONA)
# Palestine - [[Palestine News Agency]] (WAFA)
# Palestine – ⁣[[Palestine News Agency]] (WAFA)
# Qatar - [[Qatar News Agency]] (QNA)
# Qatar – ⁣[[Qatar News Agency]] (QNA)
# Saudi Arabia - [[Saudi Press Agency]] (SPA)
# Saudi Arabia – ⁣[[Saudi Press Agency]] (SPA)
# Syria - [[Syrian Arab News Agency]] (SANA)
# Syria – ⁣[[Syrian Arab News Agency]] (SANA)
# Sudan - [[Sudan News Agency]] (SUNA)
# Sudan – ⁣[[Sudan News Agency]] (SUNA)
# Tunisia - [[Tunis Afrique Presse]] (TAP)
# Tunisia – ⁣[[Tunis Afrique Presse]] (TAP)
# UAE - [[Emirates News Agency]] (WAM)
# UAE – ⁣[[Emirates News Agency]] (WAM)
# Yemen - [[Saba News Agency]] (SABA)
# Yemen – ⁣[[Saba News Agency]] (SABA)

Non-members (but Arab League members):
# [[Comoros]]⁣ – no national news agency
# [[Djibouti]] – {{Lang|fr|Agence Djiboutienne d'Information}}
# [[Somalia]] – no national news agency


===Leadership===
===Leadership===
FANA's current head is Abdullah bin Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Hussein.<ref name=FANA-Directors>
FANA's current head is Abdullah bin Fahd bin Mohammed al-Hussein.<ref name=FANA-Directors>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| title = Directors
| title = Directors
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FANA's leadership has included:
FANA's leadership has included:
* [[Ziyad Abdel Fattah]] (1978-????)
* [[Ziyad Abdel Fattah]] (1978–????)
* [[Nasr Taha Mustafa]] (2003-2005)
* [[Nasr Taha Mustafa]] (2003–2005)


==Awards==
==Awards==
* 2006: Best Photo to [[Layal Najib]] (1983-2006)
* 2006: Best Photo to [[Layal Najib]] (1983–2006)


==See also==
==See also==
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* [https://www.fananews.com/en/ FANA English]
* [https://www.fananews.com/en/ FANA English]
* [https://www.fananews.com/ FANA Arabic]
* [https://www.fananews.com/ FANA Arabic]
* [https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100009210 UIA FANA]]
* [https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100009210 UIA FANA]


[[Category:News agencies]]
[[Category:News agencies]]
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[[Category:Arab news agencies]]
[[Category:Arab news agencies]]
[[Category:News agencies based in Lebanon]]
[[Category:News agencies based in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1975]]

Revision as of 09:36, 13 May 2024

Federation of Arab News Agencies
Official languages
Demonym(s)Arabs
TypeRegional organization
Members
22 states
Leaders
• Secretary-General
Abdullah bin Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Hussein
Area
• Total area
13,132,327 km2 (5,070,420 sq mi)
Population
• 2018 estimate
406,700,000[1]
• Density
27.17/km2 (70.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 to +4
Website
www.fananews.com/en/

The Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA), a branch of the Arab League, is a membership organization for Arabic-language, national news agencies, currently of 18 or 19 members[2] and established in 1975 in Beirut, Lebanon.[3][4]

Mission

FANA's mission is to promote cooperation among its members and around the world.[4]

FANA reflects development of similar regional groups including the Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies (AMAN), the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA), the and the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA).[5]

History

Efforts to form a union of Arab national news agencies started on October 28, 1964, in Cairo, Egypt, and resulted in a conference in Amman, Jordan, in 1965.[2][4] In January 1974, the League of Arab States ("Arab League") called for a second conference, held in Baghdad, Iraq, in April 1974.[2][4] During a third conference in Beirut in 1975, the Federation of Arab News Agencies formed and made Beirut its headquarters, whose founding members came from Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, and Yemen.[2][4][6]

Organization

FANA holds an annual General Assembly every November, while general managers of its national news agency members meet semi-annually.[2] FANA held the 49th Conference of its General Assembly in Abu Dhab in November 2022 with the participation of the 14 news agencies' directors or their representatives.[7]

Members

Joining dates of Arab League members; the Comoros (circled) joined in 1993.
  1940s   1950s   1960s   1970s

FANA's official English website has varying current members listed, which include:

  1. Algeria – ⁣Algeria Press Service (APS)
  2. Bahrain – ⁣Bahrain News Agency (BNA)
  3. Egypt – ⁣Middle East News Agency (MENA)
  4. Iraq – ⁣National Iraqi News Agency (NINA)
  5. Jordan – ⁣Jordan News Agency (PETRA)
  6. Kuwait – ⁣Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)
  7. Lebanon – ⁣National News Agency (NNA)
  8. Libya – Libyan News Agency (LANA) (AKA Jamahiriya News Agency)
  9. Mauritania – ⁣Mauritanian News Agency (AMI)
  10. Morocco – ⁣Maghreb Arabe Press (MAP)
  11. Oman – ⁣Oman News Agency (ONA)
  12. Palestine – ⁣Palestine News Agency (WAFA)
  13. Qatar – ⁣Qatar News Agency (QNA)
  14. Saudi Arabia – ⁣Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
  15. Syria – ⁣Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
  16. Sudan – ⁣Sudan News Agency (SUNA)
  17. Tunisia – ⁣Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP)
  18. UAE – ⁣Emirates News Agency (WAM)
  19. Yemen – ⁣Saba News Agency (SABA)

Non-members (but Arab League members):

  1. Comoros⁣ – no national news agency
  2. Djibouti – Agence Djiboutienne d'Information
  3. Somalia – no national news agency

Leadership

FANA's current head is Abdullah bin Fahd bin Mohammed al-Hussein.[8]

FANA's leadership has included:

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations".
  2. ^ a b c d e "About Us (Arabic)". Federation of Arab News Agencies. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". Federation of Arab News Agencies. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA)". Union of International Associations. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ Boyd-Barrett, Oliver (2011). "Rethinking News Agencies, National Development and Information Imperialism". Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust: 7–8. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ La Parra, Daniel; Penalva, Clemente; Mateo, Miguel Angel (August 2010). "The representation of the world in national Arab news agencies: an exploration of (trans)national networks in the official Arab media". Convergencia. 17 (53). Scielo: 125–150. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ^ "FANA Holds 49th General Assembly Conference in Abu Dhabi | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  8. ^ "Directors". Federation of Arab News Agencies. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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