Syrian Arab News Agency
Encyclopedia
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) is a news agency
in Syria
. It is a state media
organisation linked to the Ministry of Information. It was established in 1965.
It came to international attention during the 2011 Syrian uprising
as being a "mouthpiece" and propaganda machine of the Assad regime, showing the Assad governments view of the uprising and claiming that those against the government were were terrorists and traitors
News agency
A news agency is an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to news organizations: newspapers, magazines, and radio and television broadcasters. Such an agency may also be referred to as a wire service, newswire or news service.-History:The oldest news agency is Agence...
in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. It is a state media
State media
State media or state-owned media is media for mass communication which is ultimately controlled and/or funded by the state. These news outlets may be the sole media outlet or may exist in competition with privately-controlled media.-Overview:...
organisation linked to the Ministry of Information. It was established in 1965.
It came to international attention during the 2011 Syrian uprising
2011 Syrian uprising
The 2011 Syrian uprising is an ongoing internal conflict occurring in Syria. Protests started on 26 January 2011, and escalated into an uprising by 15 March 2011...
as being a "mouthpiece" and propaganda machine of the Assad regime, showing the Assad governments view of the uprising and claiming that those against the government were were terrorists and traitors
Managers of SANA
- Fawaz Jundi (1965–1966)
- Hussein al-Awdat (1966–1971)
- Marwan al-Hamwi (1971–1975)
- Dr. Saber Falhout (1975–1991)
- Dr. Fayez al-Sayegh (1991–2000)
- Ali Abdul KarimAli Abdul KarimAli Abdul Karim is a Syrian diplomat. He is the first Syrian ambassador to Lebanon. Before that he served as the ambassador to Kuwait and as the general manager of the Syrian Arab News Agency , and official Syrian Television. He holds a B.A. in Arabic Literature from the University of...
(2000–2002) - Ghazi al-Zeeb (2002–2004)
- Dr. Adnan Mahmoud (2004–present)
External links
- Syrian Arab News Agency, official website