By IANS/WAM,
Abu Dhabi : Yemen, which remains a battleground between the Al Qaeda and the US, needs a coordinated surge of financial and civilian support from its neighbours for a stable future, a UAE daily has said.
“Outside attention on Yemen has focused far too much on security issues, and ignored vital nation-building, which is required to pull the country back from the failed nation status into which it has drifted over decades of misrule,” the Gulf News said in an editorial.
The paper said the “military thinking” has failed to change the poor governance offered by new president Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who has been unable to impose government control over the whole country, as the storming of the US embassy over the anti-Islam film has shown.
It said more than 300 Yemenis have been accidentally killed in drone attacks in 2012, and the US has launched at least 116 drone attacks since May 2011, although only 39 have been confirmed.
The paper said Yemen’s neighbours should combine to help the government overcome its problems and allow Yemenis to lead a more normal life.