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| Today: 09 September 2010 Time: 04:43 AM |
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Brief history about Kuwait News
Agency |
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| The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) was founded
according to an Amiri Decree which was issued on 6th October 1979. The goals of
the agency were specified as gathering news and distributing it to individuals
and media institutions to provide them with objective news services, and to
focus on Kuwait's just causes regionally and internationally. The Kuwait News
Agency's building is located in Shuwaikh area between the Consular Department of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the building of the Kuwait Red Crescent
Society, opposite the Kuwait Sports Club overlooking Al-Jahra Street. There are
365 employees in the agency according to 1999 statistics. The average of news in
both Arabic and English bulletins was 72,500 news the same year. |
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During Iraqi invasion of Kuwait |
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| In spite of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and
the resulting seizure of KUNA's equipment and archives by the Iraqi army, the
agency was able to reorganize its structure. During the Iraqi invasion, the
Kuwait News Agency relied on its national staff of employees and began operating
from London. The British capital was chosen because of the substantial Arab and
international media presence there. The mission of the agency at that time was
defined as emphasizing the legitimacy of the political system and independence
of Kuwait as a sovereign state recognized by international and regional
organizations. In addition, it was to affirm that what happened on the second of
August 1990 was a military invasion and an act of aggression against the
legitimacy and sovereignty of an independent state. KUNA began transmitting from
London on 13 October 1990. From then until November 1991 it transmitted 16,110
news items. After the liberation of Kuwait, KUNA in November 1991 returned to
its head office in Kuwait and began to re-establish itself. This process was
completed by 1992. On 15 November 1991 KUNA resumed transmission of its news
service from Kuwait, with an average of 40 news items daily, which had increased
to 42000 news items in the year 1999. The number of employees increased from 75
in 1978 to 365 in 1999. |
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During Iraqi invasion of Kuwait |
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| Arabic Language Transmission: On 10th June
1992 ??? the transmission hours for the Arabic bulletin were increased to 12
hours daily. On 14th October 1992 they were increased to 16 hours daily. On 15th
November 1978 KUNA began its external news service in Arabic service for three
hours each day, which was expanded to 12 hours a day. The external transmission
hours were increased to 16 hours daily on 15th February 1979. English Language
Transmission: On 15th January 1980, KUNA began transmitting its English language
service inside Kuwait for 12 hours a day. On 25th February 1980 KUNA started
offering its English news service to subscribers outside Kuwait for ten hours a
day, and after that increased it to 16 hours daily inside and outside Kuwait.
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مجلس الوزراء
اللجنة العليا للتحضير للاحتفال بالذكرى
الـ(50)
لاستقلال دولة الكويت و الذكرى الـ (20)
لعيد التحرير
اعـــــــــــــــــــلان
فى إطار الاستعدادات و الترتيبات الجارية للإعداد و التحضير للاحتفال
باليوبيل الذهبي للاستقلال و مرور
(20) عاما على تحرير دولة الكويت و انطلاقا من
حرص اللجنة العليا على إشراك كافة قطاعات الدولة فى الاحتفال بهاتين المناسبتين
الوطنيتين
يسر اللجنة الإعلامية المنبثقة عن اللجنة العليا دعوة من يرغب من مؤسسات و
شركات القطاع الخاص و الاتحادات التجارية و الاستثمارية للمشاركة في الأنشطة و
الفعاليات المقرر تنظيمها فى شهر فبراير من العام القادم 2011م
للاستفسار والتنسيق ومزيد من التفاصيل :
1- مكتب مقرر اللجنة الإعلامية:
هاتف: 22462289
فاكس: 22462296
2- البريد الإلكتروني:
kuwait5020@media.gov.kw
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