Yemen arrests point to widening rift in Saudi-led coalition
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Yemeni Islamists say forces backed by the United Arab Emirates have arrested 10 members of a local Muslim Brotherhood affiliate in the southern city of Aden.
The Islah Party said in a statement Wednesday that those arrested include prominent party member Mohammed Abdel-Malak, whose house was raided. It called for the release of all those detained.
The arrests point to heightened tensions within the Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels known as Houthis, who control Yemen's capital and much of the north.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Islah is allied with Yemen's internationally recognized President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, but the UAE, a key member of the coalition, views it as a threat because of its links to the pan-Arab Muslim Brotherhood.
The coalition has been at war with the Houthis since early 2015.