Kuwait hangs seven people, including royal, for murder

Kuwait on Wednesday hanged seven people including a member of the ruling family and three women after they were convicted of premeditated murder, media report said.

They are the first executions in the oil-rich Gulf state since mid-2013.

Those executed included two Kuwaitis, two Egyptians and one each from Bangladesh, the Philippines and Ethiopia, the KUNA state news agency said, citing a source at the public prosecution.