SANA

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), founded in 1965, is Syria's official state news agency, based in Damascus. Long the voice of the Assad government, it continued operating after the December 2024 change of power and now carries statements and news reflecting the transitional authorities. It publishes in Arabic, English and several other languages.

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SANA at a glance

Country: Syria
Region: The Levant · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups SANA

Crosswire groups SANA as Centrist for comparisons within Syria's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where SANA sits in Syria's press

SANA is one of 3 outlets tracked in Syria and the only news agency tracked there. By outlets tracked, Syria ranks 19th of the 20 countries on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub, which lists 99 outlets in all.

Across the Middle East and North Africa, Crosswire tracks 10 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to SANA outside Syria, starting with The Levant, are WAFA (Palestine), APS (Algeria), LANA (Libya) and KUNA (Kuwait). Opening one of them beside SANA is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.