For those that follow Saudi news closely, the state-run Saudi Press Agency is a valuable resource. Similar to the press offices of U.S. and other government offices and ministries around the world, the SPA is updated daily, and features local, national and international news from the official feed on its website in Arabic and English. Many reporters from main news outlets quote the SPA because it authoritatively speaks for the Saudi government in the same way reporters might quote official press releases from other countries.
One of the most useful features of the website is the SPA’s photo gallery. These are photos taken by professionals with excellent equipment who work exclusively for the SPA. Photographers from the SPA that attend major events in Riyadh and worldwide produce high quality photographs and in so doing, they document the movement and decisions of Saudi public officials and other events of interest. As such, they open a unique window into Saudi Arabia’s government and society.
Hundreds of photographs are published on a monthly basis on the SPA website, and SUSTG thought it would be informative to present selected images that represent the best SPA photos of that month.
