Mehr News Agency
Type of site | Broadcast newspaper online and mobile |
|---|---|
| Available in | Arabic, English, Persian, Kurdish, Turkish, Urdu |
| Founded | 22 June 2003 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Islamic Development Organization |
| CEO | Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati (since April 2023) Mohammad shojaeian (from September 2019 to April 2023) Ali Asgari (from April 2014 to September 2019) Reza Moghadasi (from October 2010 to April 2014) Parviz Esmaeili (from July 2003 to October 2010) |
| Industry | News agency |
| URL | en |
Mehr News Agency (MNA) is a semi-official Iranian news agency based in Tehran. It is owned by the Islamic Development Organization (IIDO).[1]
About MNA
It was founded on June 22, 2003. It publishes news in six languages: Persian, English, Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, and Kurdish. Its first CEO was Parviz Esmaeili, now it is Mohammad Mahdi Rahmati.[2]
News Coverage
MNA reports on art, culture, and literature, religion, education, technology, social issues, economy, politics, international news, and sports. It has five regional offices in Iran. MNA provides wide news coverage in Iran and worldwide.[3] It has reporters in Europe, South America, Turkey, East Asia, and the Persian Gulf. There are over 300 journalists in 30 provinces.
References
- ↑ Alimagham, Pouya (2020). Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings. Cambridge University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1108475440.
- ↑ "Media Environment Guide: Iran" (PDF). BBC Monitoring. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Tehran Times new managing director introduced". Tehran Times. September 24, 2019.
Other websites
- Media related to Mehr News Agency at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website