AhlulBayt_News_Agency_(ABNA)

AhlulBayt News Agency

AhlulBayt News Agency

Iranian online news aggregator

AhlulBayt News Agency (abbreviated ABNA) is an Iranian online news aggregator based in Qom. It was launched on March 15, 2005, by authorities of the Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly. Its coverage includes issues concerning Shiite communities in Asia, Africa, Europe, America and other parts of the world. It gained a large following during the Arab spring and was banned in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain for covering the regional protests.[1]

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History

In the year 2005, the secretary General of the Ahl Al-Bayt World Assembly recognized that there should be an exclusive website that can fully dedicate its time to make sure all Shiite communities remain aware of the developments around them.

In August 2007 a new phase was kicked off due to the amount of attention the website gained, making it one of the most famous Shiite news websites on the net. At this moment, Shianews changed both its domain and title to AhlolBayt News Agency and Abna24.com, managing to speak to a wider range of visitors from some Arab and western countries that had restrictions with ir domain. Subsequently, and by the inauguration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ABNA became an official news agency operating in 20 (25 as of now) languages with full-time employees.[2]

Agenda

People in ABNA are given the task to constantly observe the developments in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and other areas where issues related to Shiite communities and often other minorities (including non-Shias) are unfolding. They report on them and let people share them via social media. They try to be equal in their approach.[3]

Awards

ABNA is awarded many times during festivals in Iran. In 2012 ABNA won a prize for being the best online news agency from the 19th International Press Exhibition.[4]

Authorizations

ABNA is licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Iran) and is run by Sayyid Ali Reza Husseini as its managing director.

Languages

ABNA is already available in 25 languages including Urdu, Farsi, Turkish, English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, German, Bengali, Azeri, Latin, Cyrillic, Indonesian, Hindi, Swahili, Malaysian, Bosnian, Burmese,[5] and Hausa.

Headquarters

ABNA has two main offices, one in Qom and the other in Tehran.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "ABNA banned in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain". Tabnak.
  2. [2]
    "President Ahmadinejad at the opening of ABNA". YouTube.
  3. [3]
    "Defending Shia while adhering to Islamic Unity". ABNA.[permanent dead link]
  4. [4]
    "Winners of the 19th Press Exhibition". Mehrnews. 3 November 2012.
  5. [5]
    "با حضور آیت‌الله حسینی‌بوشهری بخش زبان میانماری خبرگزاری ابنا رونمایی شد". Archived from the original on 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
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