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The '''Jordan News Agency''' (In [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية) (Shortly '''Petra''') is the [[news agency]] of [[Jordan]].
==History==
PETRA is an active member in the [[Federation of Arab News Agencies]] (FANA), and the [[Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool|Non-Aligned Countries' News Agencies Pool]].▼
Petra was [[Date of establishment|established]] in [[1969]], as an independent body linked to the [[Ministry (government department)|Ministry]] of Information. It became an independent entity in June 2004, following the dissolvement of the Ministry of Information. A special ordinance was enacted to give PETRA financial and administrative independence and to specify the powers of the Agency's Board and those of the Director General. The new ordinance grants the agency the right to sell some of its services to willing subscribers. The ordinance defines services that could be sold as:
* Items in the photos, news and documents archives
* Special news services requested by local and foreign organizations
* Services of the T.V. unit and leasing its equipments
* Professional, media press and technical training
* Special news bulletin
* Advertisement on its website
==Affiliaion and correspondence==
▲PETRA is an active member in the [[Federation of Arab News Agencies]] (FANA), and the [[Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool|Non-Aligned Countries' News Agencies Pool]].
It has correspondents in [[Cairo]], [[Copenhagen]], [[New York]], [[Tokyo]], [[Bonn]], [[Paris]], [[Gaza]], [[Ramallah]], [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Doha]], [[Bahrain]], [[Moscow]], [[London]], [[Kuwait]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Beijing]], [[Sana'a]] and [[Bucharest]], [[Baghdad]], [[Manama]] and [[Beirut]].
==Mission
==External links==
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