FaceOf: Prince Dr. Bandar bin Salman bin Mohammed, president of KSA’s Arbitration Commission

Dr. Bandar bin Salman bin Mohammed
Updated 03 October 2018
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FaceOf: Prince Dr. Bandar bin Salman bin Mohammed, president of KSA’s Arbitration Commission

  • Prince Bandar received his Ph.D. in public international law
  • He is a member of the law faculty at the University of Oxford

Dr. Bandar bin Salman bin Mohammed is the president of the Arbitration Commission.

The Executive Council of the Arab Organization for Tourism chaired by Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), recently approved the establishment of an Arbitration Commission to deal with tourism issues throughout the Arab world and selected Prince Bandar as its president.

Prince Bandar received his Ph.D. in public international law. Before being appointed as president of the Arbitration Commission, he was chairman of the Islamic Call Committee for Africa, as well as serving as a minister of state.

With a background in international law, Prince Bandar has served many prestigious international institutions. He is a member of the law faculty at the University of Oxford, as well as a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the International Law Association Committee on Commercial Arbitration in London.

He was also named honorary president of both the Union of Arab Gulf Lawyers and the National Lawyers Committee of Saudi Arabia. He serves as the head of the national committee for trade arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and is a supervisor of higher education programs for judges.


Saudi Arabia expresses regret over damage to Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine

Updated 10 January 2026
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Saudi Arabia expresses regret over damage to Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine

  • Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has expressed regret over damages sustained by the building of Qatar’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital during a Russian attack. 

Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed.

The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement shared on X that the kingdom “expresses its profound regret over the damage sustained by the embassy building of the fraternal State of Qatar due to shelling in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.” 

Saudi Arabia also “renews its supporting position for diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis by peaceful means,” it added. 

The ministry also affirmed the need to provide protection for members of diplomatic missions, and their premises, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.