Ahmed Alwly

Ahmed Alwly is a Yemeni journalist based in Sanaa. He has covered an array of political, social and security issues and conflicts in Yemen since 2009. He also worked as a correspondent and editor for several Arab and Yemeni websites.

Yemen | Nov 26, 2018

US floats idea of division in Yemen, Houthis torpedo plan

US Defense Secretary James Mattis has proposed division and self-rule areas in Yemen to end the bloody civil war, but Houthis categorically reject the proposal.

Yemen | Jul 5, 2017

In Aden, Yemeni activists still live in fear

Two years after Houthi rebels were expelled from Aden, Yemenis are fleeing the port city as militias and extremists are increasingly targeting activists, intellectuals and anyone opposing their views.

An aerial view shows Aden's City in southern Yemen November 30, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous/File Photo - RTX2JVS5

Gulf | Apr 19, 2017

Yemen’s cultural capital Taiz torn by conflict

The city of Taiz, Yemen’s third largest, is living under tragedy as a result of the two-year war.

Pro-government tribal fighters patrol a street during a visit by a U.N. delegation in the war-torn southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub - RTX34TOI

Yemen | Dec 22, 2016

Preventable illnesses menace children in Yemen

The war in Yemen is showing no signs of ending, and as this most violent period of its modern history drags on, young children are as much at risk to disease as to militant violence.

Yemen | Nov 3, 2016

Worst forecasts become reality as Yemen starves

A year and a half of war has pushed Yemen into famine as food insecurity threatens 14 million people, while the fighting parties spend millions on war.

People gather outside a foodstuff store in Yemen's capital Sanaa February 29, 2016. Banks have cut credit lines for traders shipping food to war-torn Yemen, where ports have been battlegrounds and the financial system is grinding to a halt, choking vital supplies to an impoverished country that could face famine. Picture taken February 29, 2016. To match Exclusive YEMEN-FOOD/BANKS REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RTS9B3R

Yemen | Oct 21, 2016

Will tension at sea lead to endless war in Yemen?

The Yemeni war reached the sea after being confined to the mainland for 19 months, with international and regional players heading to the most important maritime route in the world.

FILE PHOTO - The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Mason conducts divisional tactic maneuvers as part of a Commander, Task Force 55, exercise in the Gulf of Oman September 10, 2016. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoTHIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - R

Yemen | Oct 7, 2016

Yemen's education system latest victim of ongoing war

More than 2,000 schools out of 16,000 across Yemen have been destroyed by Saudi-led Arab coalition airstrikes or by internal fighting.

Boys are pictured in a damaged class of their school which was hit by Saudi-led air strikes last year, as schools open this week in Sanaa, the capital of war-torn Yemen October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RTSQVP2

Yemen | Aug 12, 2016

Yemenis turn to alternative energy amid power crisis

As the war continues in Yemen, increasing power cuts have driven more and more citizens to install solar panels.

A man carries a solar panel amid a severe shortage of electric power in Yemen's capital Sanaa November 28, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi - RTX1W96L

Yemen | May 13, 2016

Despite Arab, US attacks, AQAP still holding out in Yemen

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula recently withdrew from its prosperous base in Mukalla, but with 20 years of investment in the country, the group is unlikely to be defeated while other battles continue to mire the country in chaos and violence.