On 5 April 2011 A'ala Hubail and his brother Mohamed (also a member of the national football team) were arrested by the Bahraini authorities and held in custody on an indefinite basis.
2011年4月5日，阿拉·胡贝尔和他的兄弟穆罕默德·胡贝尔（英语：Mohamed Hubail）（也是巴林国家足球队的一员）被巴林当局逮捕，并无限期拘留。