National News Agency
Source Passport
LB-M-00010-5
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- National News Agency (الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام)
- Country
- Lebanon
- Type
- News agency
- Founded
- 1961
- Editor-in-chief
- Ziad Harfouche (tasked with the duties of Director)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Verified
- NNA
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Lebanese State (Ministry of Information) 100% Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- Ministry of Information (Lebanon)
2 sources
- NNA website, article page footer (English edition), read 2026-10-19 (site credited to NNA Lebanon, operating under the Lebanese Ministry of Information)
- State Media Monitor, 'National News Agency (NNA)', 12 June 2026, updated 15 June 2026, read 2026-10-19 (secondary: directorate within the Ministry of Information with no separate legal form; Decree No. 7276 of 7 August 1961 and Decree No. 8588 of 24 January 1962; operations from 19 March 1962; Ziad Harfouche tasked with the duties of Director since October 2019; state-funded through the Ministry with no independent revenue; no financial reports published)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix Pending check
Source Share of revenue Public funding Over 50% - Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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