UNA, Petra to hold virtual workshop on news translation next week

UNA, Petra to hold virtual workshop on news translation next week

Jeddah (UNA-OIC) – The Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA), in cooperation with Jordan News Agency (Petra), is organizing a virtual regional workshop on “Translation of Arabic-English-Arabic news”, from 23 to 26 November 2020.

The workshop, which is administered by Jordanian media translation expert Enas Swaiss, aims to provide the participants, including media translators from UNA member news agencies, with advanced skills in professional translation for the news stories.

The workshop falls within the outcome of the Union’s Virtual Media Forum held on 16 May 2020, under the patronage of Saudi Acting Media Minister, Chairman of the UNA Executive Council Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi.

The Forum, which was organized under the theme “The role of news agencies in supporting anti-coronavirus efforts”, saw the launch of the Union’s Training Program that aims to develop the capabilities of 2,200 media workers in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

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