Union of OIC News Agencies (abbreviated as UNA and UNA-OIC),
formerly known as the International Islamic News Agency (IINA),
is a specialized organ of the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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(OIC), is a news agency publishing in
Arabic
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English
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and
French and focusing on news about the Islamic world and Islamic affairs. Its headquarters is in
Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
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.
The agency was established in 1972,
under a resolution of the Third
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers
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. It is financed by OIC member states.
Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi
Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi is the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Media of Saudi Arabia.
Early life and education
Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasabi was born in Jeddah in 1959. His father Abdullah bin Othman Al Qasabi was a prominent Saudi real ...
is chairman of the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA-OIC) Executive Council.
See also
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Islamic Broadcasting Union
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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation specialized agencies
1972 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Organizations established in 1972
News agencies based in Saudi Arabia
Arab news agencies
Organisations based in Jeddah
Islamic media