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AE-M-00006-3

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Legal name: National Media Authority (Emirates News Agency is one of its sectors)
Country: United Arab Emirates
Type: News agency
Founded: Not disclosed
Editor-in-chief: Not disclosed
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: 23 October 2026

2 of 6 layers verified

Origin Partly verified
Control Verified
Money Nothing disclosed
Channels Verified
Distribution Nothing disclosed
Networks Nothing disclosed

Transparency

Partial

3 of 6 key disclosures on record, 3 of them checked by our researchers.

Legal name and registration number not disclosed
Owners with influence verified
Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
State or public-body ownership stated verified
State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
Public contact address not disclosed
Official websites and accounts verified

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Origin

Partly verified

Brand names Pending check: Emirates News Agency
WAM
Company registration number: Not disclosed
Registered address: Not disclosed
Public contact email: Not disclosed

1 source

UAE Legislation portal, Federal Decree by Law No. (11) of 2025 Establishing and Regulating the National Media Authority, issued 30 Sep 2025, in force 1 Jan 2026, read 2026-10-19 (art. 2: federal public authority with legal personality, reports to the Cabinet; art. 4(11): the Emirates News Agency (WAM) is one of the Authority's sectors and the official channel for officially approved State news; art. 13: the Authority replaces the UAE Media Council, the National Media Office and WAM, whose competences, staff, assets and budgets transfer to it; art. 16: repeals Decision No. (2) of 2021 regarding WAM; art. 5-7: Chairman and Secretary-General appointed by Federal Decree; art. 9: funded by annual appropriations in the State's general budget, gifts, donations, grants, endowments and other revenue)

Who stands behind it?

Control

Verified

Owners with influence Verified: Owner Share % Holding Owner type
United Arab Emirates federal government (National Media Authority, federal public authority reporting to the Cabinet) 100% Direct State or public body
Beneficial owners: Not disclosed
State or public-body ownership Verified: Fully state-owned
Parent group Verified: National Media Authority (reports to the UAE Cabinet)

Owner	Share %	Holding	Owner type
United Arab Emirates federal government (National Media Authority, federal public authority reporting to the Cabinet)	100%	Direct	State or public body

1 source

UAE Legislation portal, Federal Decree by Law No. (11) of 2025 Establishing and Regulating the National Media Authority, issued 30 Sep 2025, in force 1 Jan 2026, read 2026-10-19 (art. 2: federal public authority with legal personality, reports to the Cabinet; art. 4(11): the Emirates News Agency (WAM) is one of the Authority's sectors and the official channel for officially approved State news; art. 13: the Authority replaces the UAE Media Council, the National Media Office and WAM, whose competences, staff, assets and budgets transfer to it; art. 16: repeals Decision No. (2) of 2021 regarding WAM; art. 5-7: Chairman and Secretary-General appointed by Federal Decree; art. 9: funded by annual appropriations in the State's general budget, gifts, donations, grants, endowments and other revenue)

Who pays?

Money

Nothing disclosed

State advertising and foreign public funding: Not disclosed
Revenue mix: Not disclosed
Named funders: Not disclosed

Where does it appear?

Channels

Verified

Official websites Verified: wam.ae
Official social accounts: Not disclosed

1 source

MPMONITOR Provenance Directory (MJRC), master record rec9nssm4lscDuBig, updated 2026-08-14

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
3	24 October 2026	Updated from research database (Origin, Control)
2	20 October 2026	Updated from research database (Origin, Control)
1	13 October 2026	First published

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