Kuwait News Agency
(وكالة الأنباء الكويتية (كونا | |
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Headquarters | Shuwaikh, Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 47°56′52″E / 29.34361°N 47.94778°E |
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Website | Official website |
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) is an official state news wire service based in Kuwait.
History and structure[]
KUNA was established in 1956.[1] It was reorganized in 1976 as an independent body.[2][3] However, it functions as a branch of the Ministry of Information,[2][4] although it has an independent budget.[5]
The agency has a section with the title of Health and Environment which covers regularly updated news on environmental issues.[6]
As of 2009 the news agency had offices and correspondents in 33 countries.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Kuwait History". Al Diwan Al Amiri. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kuwait Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ Ali Abdulsamad Dashti (2008). "The effect of online journalism on the freedom of press: The case of Kuwait" (PhD Thesis). University of Stirling. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Ahmed Mady (2005). "Roles and Effects of Media in the Middle East and the United States". United States Army Command and General Staff College. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Media sustainability index 2009" (PDF). IREX. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ Najib Saab. "The Environment in Arab Media" (PDF). Arab Forum for Environment and Development. Archived from the original (Report) on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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- State media
- News agencies based in Kuwait
- Arab news agencies
- 1956 establishments in Kuwait
- Government agencies established in 1956
- Publicly funded broadcasters
- Mass media in Kuwait
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