SANA
Source Passport
SY-M-00001-0
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- Legal name
- الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء
- Country
- Syria
- Type
- News agency
- Founded
- 1965
- Editor-in-chief
- عمر فرعون (Editor-in-Chief); Ziad al-Mahamid / زياد المحاميد (Director General)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 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 not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- SANA
- سانا
- Syrian Arab News Agency
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@sana.gov.sy
2 sources
- SANA, 'المدير العام لوكالة سانا: وقعنا على مدونة السلوك المهني للإعلام لنكون أول الملتزمين بها', 15 Feb 2026, read 2026-10-20 (Director General زياد المحاميد (Ziad al-Mahamid); Editor-in-Chief عمر فرعون; Ministry of Information ceremony in Damascus; footer: SANA belongs to the Ministry of Information)
- SANA, article of 26 Apr 2025 with current site header and footer, read 2026-10-20 (name الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء – سانا; official national news agency founded 24 June 1965, headquarters Damascus; تتبع وزارة الإعلام; info@sana.gov.sy; Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp links; language editions on sana.sy; © 2026)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Syrian Arab Republic (Ministry of Information) 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 (Syria)
2 sources
- SANA, article of 26 Apr 2025 with current site header and footer, read 2026-10-20 (name الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء – سانا; official national news agency founded 24 June 1965, headquarters Damascus; تتبع وزارة الإعلام; info@sana.gov.sy; Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp links; language editions on sana.sy; © 2026)
- SANA, 'المدير العام لوكالة سانا: وقعنا على مدونة السلوك المهني للإعلام لنكون أول الملتزمين بها', 15 Feb 2026, read 2026-10-20 (Director General زياد المحاميد (Ziad al-Mahamid); Editor-in-Chief عمر فرعون; Ministry of Information ceremony in Damascus; footer: SANA belongs to the Ministry of Information)
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
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link Facebook facebook.com/sana.gov/ X x.com/Sana__gov YouTube youtube.com/syrianarabnewsagency-sana Instagram instagram.com/sana__gov/ Telegram t.me/sana_gov WhatsApp whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb5QI6jIyPtUjKcQQz3O
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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