Former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama fought to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, with the former ...

and transferred them to Oman, a last-ditch effort by the outgoing administration of President Barack Obama to deliver on a years-old pledge to shutter the controversial facility. Oman confirmed on ...

Efforts to resettle the group in Oman began years ago ... how long they were held without being charged. As president, Barack Obama pledged to close the prison during his terms.

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