The International Islamic News Agency (IINA), a specialized organ of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), is a news agency publishing in Arabic, English and French and focusing on news about the Islamic world and Islamic affairs. Its headquarters is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The agency was established in 1972, under a resolution of the Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers. It is financed by OIC member states, especially Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Kuwait, Indonesia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja is Chairman of the International Islamic News Agency (IINA) Executive Council.
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