Two Yemeni men held at Guantanamo approved for transfer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Yemeni men held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba since 2004 have been cleared for transfer to another country, a U.S. review board determined last week, bringing the prison back into the spotlight.

Abd al-Salam al-Hilah and Sharqawi Abdu Ali al-Hajj were both cleared for transfer as President Joe Biden's administration has revived a goal of closing the prison that came to symbolize the excesses of the U.S. "war on terror."