Kabar (news agency)
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Jurisdiction | Government of Kyrgyzstan |
Headquarters | Bishkek |
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Website | Kabar |
Kabar or Kyrgyz National News Agency Kabar is the official news agency of Kyrgyzstan[1][2] and the oldest news agency in the country.
History and profile[edit]
The agency was launched in 1937 under the name of KyrTAG.[3] It became a state-run news agency and was renamed as KyrgyzKabar in 1992.[3] Three years later it was named the Kyrgyz National Agency for Telecommunications and Information Administration Kabar.[3] In 2001, it was renamed as the Kyrgyz National News Agency Kabar.[3]
Kabar is headquartered in Bishkek. As of 2013[update] the director general of the agency was Kubanichbek Tabaldiyev.[3] Kuban Abdymen was appointed director in February 2011,[4] succeeding Jyrgalbek Turdukojoev.[4] Kuban Abdymen was the director of the agence between 2000 and 2006.[4]
The agency signed a cooperation agreement with Trend International News Agency of Azerbaijan on 8 November 2013.[3] Kabar is a member of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA).[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan News Sites". World Newspapers. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ Laurence Mitchell (2008). Kyrgyzstan: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-84162-221-7.
- ^ a b c d e f "Trend News Agency, Kabar Kyrgyz Agency sign partnership agreement". Trend. 8 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Kyrgyz President Replaces State News Chief After Journalists Strike". Radio Free Europe. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ K. M. Shrivastava (2007). News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-932705-67-6.
- ^ "Kyrgyz National News".
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