Bahrain has been elected first vice-president of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (Fana) at its 43rd general assembly in Kuwait. The 17 Arab news agencies that took part elected board chairman and director-general of Kuwait News Agency Shaikh Mubarak Al Duaij Al Ibrahim Al Sabah as Fana president and BNA acting general director Muhannad Sulaiman Al Nuaimi as first vice-president .