Human rights advocates have called on Obama to seal the prison's fate with the stroke of a pen by signing an executive order on the day he takes office.
But the Obama transition team has said that no decision has been made on how to move ahead on the president-elect's commitment to shutter the facility. Analysts warn there is a host of complex issues that would need to be settled first, including what to do about the current military commissions system and ongoing trials.
Closing Guantanamo raises some nettlesome issues
Israeli authorities said Monday they deported to Greece and Slovakia another 171 people detained for taking...
Several international activists deported from Israel after joining a Gaza aid flotilla have accused Israeli forces...
Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their...
Dozens were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza on Saturday, local health officials said, despite a...
