The story
The BNA began as the Gulf News Agency in 1976, before taking its current name in 2001. The agency is run under the Ministry of Information Affairs. It is a member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA). 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.
BNA is an active member of FANA, which includes the national news agencies of 18 Arab countries.
From Wikipedia’s article on Bahrain News Agency, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3