The BNA was established in 1976 with the name of the Gulf News Agency.
It is a member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA).
[3] The BNA has both Arabic and English publications and is based in Manama.
[2] In July 2013, the agency launched BNA Zaman, a service which documents Bahrain's landmark development achievements via pictures.
[4] BNA is an active member of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) that includes the national news agencies of 18 Arab countries.