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==History and profile==
The BNA was established in 1976 with the name of the Gulf News Agency.<ref>{{cite web|title=IAA Overview|url=http://www.iaa.bh/overview.aspx|publisher=Information Affairs Authority|accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref> In 2001 it was renamed as the Bahrain News Agency.<ref name=men>{{cite web|title=Media Landscape. Bahrain|url=http://www.menassat.com/?q=en/media-landscape/media-landscape-0|work=Menassat|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref> The agency is run under the [[Information Affairs Authority]]. It is a member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shrivastava|first=K. M.|title=News agencies from pigeon to internet|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6|page=278}}</ref>
 
In July 2013, the agency launched ''BNA Zaman'', a service which documents Bahrain's landmark development achievements via pictures.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bahrain News Agency Launches "BNA Zaman" Service|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bahrain+News+Agency+Launches+%22BNA+Zaman%22+Service.-a0336674005|work=Bahrain News Agency|accessdate=4 February 2014|location=Manama|date=13 July 2013}}</ref>