CYPRUS NEWS AGENCY
Κυπριακό Πρακτορείο Ειδήσεων

The Cyprus News Agency was officially established on February 16, 1976 at the initiative of the then Director General of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) Andreas Christofides, who saw the need for a national news agency for Cyprus.
In 1989, the Cyprus House of Representatives approved legislation providing for the operation of the Cyprus News Agency as a “semi-governmental” news organization with full editorial independence.
According to the law, CNA is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors comprising professional media representatives. The Board includes representatives of the Union of Cyprus Journalists, the Cyprus Newspaper and Magazine Publishers Association, Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) and the Press and Information Office.

CNA, as part of its mission, files news in Greek and English* through subscription, and in Turkish and Arabic on free access. It provides a photo service (covering daily events and library photos) which is continuously enhanced with the addition of photographs from local, Greek and international news.
CNA, as part of its effort to upgrade its services, launched four new web pages in Greek, English, Turkish and Arabic providing its subscribers with a modern and flexible working environment.
CNA set up its own video service and inaugurated its own TV studio.
In 2022 in the framework of the Agency’s technological modernization, CNA upgraded its new system and introduced its new home page, more flexible and responsive to all electronic devices.

 

Dinos Phinicarides
Acting Director
+357 2255 6009
director@cna.org.cy

Mr. Dinos Phinicarides has been appointed new Director of Cyprus News Agency (CNA) for the next five years.

Mr. Phinicarides had a long career as a sports Editor at several media, including “Proina Nea” newspaper, Radio Super, Logos TV, CYBC and ANT1 TV, where he served as Editor in Chief in the Sports Department.

Since 2014 he joined the News Department at Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CYBC) as a Political Editor and later as Editor in Chief. He has also been the host of various news programmes, both in Television and Radio at CYBC.

Mr. Phinicarides has a Degree in Journalism from Frederick University in Cyprus, a Master’s Degree in Sport Sociology from Leicester University and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from European University in Cyprus.

He is also author of the Book “Football, Sport of the People or the Political Elites?” examining the relationship between football and politics.