Important News Agencies of Different Countries


1. “JANA” is the news agency of Libya.
2. Biafra is a news agency of Nigeria.
3. BERNAMA is the news agency of Malaysia.
4. SANA is the news agency of Syria.
5. KYODO is the news agency of Japan.
6. WAFA is the News Agency of Palestine.
7. VRT is a news channel of Belgium.
8. “Asia Watch” is a human rights organization.
9. AP news agency was established in 1846.
10. ITAR-TASS is the news agency of Russia.
11. Reuters News Agency belongs to the UK.
12. The first Persian newspaper was Mirat-ul-Akhbar.
13. Jang (News Paper) belongs to Karachi, Pakistan.
14. ANTARA is the news agency of Indonesia.
15. The oldest news agency in the world is AFP.
16. Reuters news agency was established in 1851.
17. AP News Agency has its headquarters in New York.
18. “Jiji Press” is the news agency of Japan.
19. Interfax is the news agency of Russia.
20. “RIA Novosti” was the news agency of Russia.
21. AP (Associated Press) is a news agency of the USA.
22. “Mediafax” is the news agency of Romania.
23. The newspaper “The Mail” has its origin from London.
24. The headquarters of Reuters News Agency is in London.
25. “PTI” is the news agency of India.
26. “APP” news agency belongs to Pakistan.
27. Bakhtar is the news agency of Afghanistan.
28. The first-ever Chinese newspaper launched in Pakistan is “Hushang.”
29. The first Urdu newspaper in the Indian subcontinent was “Jam-e-Jahan Numa.”
30. The first Urdu newspaper daily published after the creation of Pakistan was “Nawa-e-Waqat.”
31. The founder of ‘Zamindar’ (newspaper) was Maulana Zafar Ali Khan.
32. Associated Press (AP) belongs to the United States and was established in 1846.
33. Agence France-Presse (AFP) belongs to France and was established in 1944.
34. Reuters belongs to the UK and was established in 1851.
35. Xinhua News Agency belongs to China and was established in 1949.
36. Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) belongs to Germany and was established in 1949.
37. Kyodo News belongs to Japan and was established in 1945.
38. Press Trust of India (PTI) belongs to India and was established in 1947.
39. Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) belongs to Pakistan and was established in 1947.
40. Australian Associated Press (AAP) belongs to Australia and was established in 1935.
41. Anadolu Agency (AA) belongs to Turkey and was established in 1920.
42. Press Association (PA) belongs to the UK and was established in 1868.
43. TASS belongs to Russia and was established in 1904.
44. Canadian Press (CP) belongs to Canada and was established in 1917.
45. Yonhap News Agency belongs to South Korea and was established in 1980.
46. ANSA belongs to Italy and was established in 1945.
47. Press Trust of Bangladesh (PTB) belongs to Bangladesh and was established in 1970.
48. DPA International belongs to Germany and was established in 1949.
49. New Zealand Press Association (NZPA) belongs to New Zealand and was established in 1879.
50. Kyrgyz National News Agency (Kabar) belongs to Kyrgyzstan and was established in 1992.
51. Ukrinform belongs to Ukraine and was established in 1918.
52. United News of India (UNI) belongs to India and was established in 1961.
53. Press Trust of Pakistan (PTP) belongs to Pakistan and was established in 1947.
54. Suomen Tietotoimisto (STT) belongs to Finland and was established in 1889.
55. Magyar Távirati Iroda (MTI) belongs to Hungary and was established in 1881.
56. Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) belongs to Jamaica and was established in 1944.
57. Ukrinform belongs to Ukraine and was established in 1918.
58. Tasnim News Agency belongs to Iran and was established in 2012.
59. Press Trust of Liberia (PTL) belongs to Liberia and was established in 1979.
60. Zenit News Agency belongs to Russia and was established in 1923.
61. PAP – Polska Agencja Prasowa belongs to Poland and was established in 1918.

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