Fifteen inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), U.S. officials said on Monday, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during the Obama administration.<br />The transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans to the UAE comes amid a renewed push to whittle down the number of detainees held at the U.S. prison in Cuba that President Barack Obama aims to close.<br />The transfer bring the remaining population of the detention centre down to 61.<br />Most detainees have been held without charge or trial for more than a decade, drawing international condemnation.
