in october 2010, middle east analyst simon henderson reported in "foreign policy" that prince bandar had made his first public appearance in almost two years. citing official saudi media, henderson reported that bandar had been greeted at the airport by "a virtual who's who of saudi political figures." henderson noted that no explanation had been given for the prince's whereabouts for the previous two years—the only detail was that he had returned "from abroad." henderson and other analysts viewed this reemergence as a sign of bandar's rehabilitation into the active politics of the kingdom.