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(Redirected from International Islamic News Agency) News network of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Union of OIC News Agencies
اتحاد وكالات أنباء دول منظمة التعاون الإسلامي
Logo of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation news agency UNALogo of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation news agency UNA
AbbreviationUNA
UNA-OIC
FormationMarch 1972; 52 years ago (1972-03)
FounderOrganization of the Islamic Conference
Founded atJeddah, Saudi Arabia
TypeOrganization
Legal statusSpecialized organ of the OIC
PurposePromoting relations of OIC members in information broadcasting and their news agencies and furthering Islamic culture.
HeadquartersJeddah, Saudi Arabia
Location
  • Al Madinah Al Munawarah Road, Mishrifah, Jeddah 23332, Saudi Arabia
Region served Worldwide
ProductsNews wire
News bulletins
FieldsMass media
Journalism
Membership57 (2018)
Official language English
French
Arabic
Parent organizationOrganization of Islamic Cooperation
Websiteuna-oic.org
Formerly calledInternational Islamic News Agency

Union of OIC News Agencies (abbreviated as UNA and UNA-OIC), formerly known as the International Islamic News Agency (IINA), is 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, under a resolution of the Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers. It is financed by OIC member states. Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi is chairman of the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA-OIC) Executive Council.

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Notes

  1. Also listed as "Union of News Agencies"; "Union of News Agencies of the OIC States" and "Union of News Agencies of the Member States of the OIC"

References

  1. "UNA (@UNAOIC)". twitter.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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  3. "Member Agencies". una-oic.org. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Specialized". oic-oci.org. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ "UNA". una-oic.org. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. "UNA-OIC - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. "IINA transforms into UNA with an enhanced role as OIC's media organ: Report". una-oic.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. ^ "UNA - English (@IINANews_En)". twitter.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. 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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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