International Islamic News Agency

The International Islamic News Agency (IINA), a specialized organ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), is a news agency publishing in Arabic, English and French and focusing on news about the Islamic world and Islamic affairs. Its headquarters is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The agency was established in 1972,[1] under a resolution of the Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers. It is financed by OIC member states, especially Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Kuwait, Indonesia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja is chairman of the International Islamic News Agency (IINA) Executive Council.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chiba Yushi (February 2012). "A Comparative Study on the Pan-Arab Media Strategies: The Cases of Egypt and Saudi Arabia" (PDF) 5 (1&2). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "IAAs BNA Elected as IINA Executive Council Member". Bahrain News Agency. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

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