A member of the royal family was executed in Kuwait on Wednesday, a rare occurrence in the Gulf country.
Faisal Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah – the royal – was convicted of murdering his nephew Basil Al Sabah back in 2010. Six others were also executed, including a Kuwaiti woman who was convicted of killing 58 women and children by setting fire to a wedding tent.
In total, Kuwait executed seven people by hanging, including two Kuwaitis, two Egyptians, a Bangladeshi, a Filipina and an Ethiopian. All were convicted of murder with the exception of the Bangladeshi man, who was convicted of rape, kidnapping and theft.
The last known executions to be carried out in Kuwait took place in 2013, according to Al Jazeera.
While it is rare for a Gulf country to execute a royal, it's not unprecedented.
Last year, Saudi Arabia executed a prince for murder, believed to be the first execution of a royal in the kingdom since the 1970s.
The Saudi prince, Turki bin Saud al-Kabeer, was convicted of shooting another Saudi citizen and was executed in Riyadh. He was from one of the most prominent branches of the royal family after that of the direct descendants of King Abdulaziz, according to another member of the royal family.
Many Saudi's praised their king for passing equal justice on members of the royal family following the execution.
Justice is the basis of governance. May God protect our ruler and keep people walking in the correct path. #Salman_the_resolute_orders_the_punishment_of_the_prince