Kuwait: Nation more united by crisis

A more united political system is seen as highly desirable by many Kuwaitis amid the uncertain security climate apparent since a suicide bomber killed 27 people in an attack on a Shiite mosque in Kuwait City on 26 June. The attack was claimed by Islamic State’s Wilayat Najd (Najd province) branch, which in May conducted similar bombings in Saudi Arabia; the bomber was identified as a Saudi national. Seven defendants were sentenced to death for their involvement in the Imam Al-Sadeq mosque bombing.