The National News Agency

The National News Agency (Arabic: الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام, NNA) is the official news agency of the government of Lebanon. The National News Agency was established in 1961. It is publishing domestic and international news in Arabic, English and French languages.[1][2]

The National News Agency (NNA)
الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام
Agency overview
Formed1961
HeadquartersBeirut
Employees300
Websitehttps://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/

NNA is bsed at the Ministry of Information in Beirut, and has about 300 employees working at more than 20 offices across the country.[2]

NNA ia an active memebr of Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA). [3]

Photo archive stolen

The agency archive was reported stolen on 27 February 2023, containing photos of events since 1961 along with five computers from the archive room. The archive includes pictures of the country's 1975-1990 civil war. Later said that only part of the photo archive had been taken and the ministry still had the database.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Halawi, Ayman. "The National News Agency". Lebanese Ministry of Information. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. "Archive server of Lebanon's state-run news agency stolen-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  3. "About Us". Fana News. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  4. "Lebanon news agency's photo archive stolen in 'crime of national proportions'". BBC News. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  5. "Archive server of Lebanon's state-run news agency stolen-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
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