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Lawyer: 2 more Uighur detainees at Guantanamo agree to move to Palau

KOROR, Palau — Two more Chinese Muslim detainees held at Guantanamo Bay have agreed to be relocated to the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, their lawyer said Saturday, bringing to six the total who will resettle.

4th Guantanamo Bay detainee agrees to move to Palau, and US says more may accept offer

KOROR, Palau — A fourth Chinese Muslim detainee held at Guantanamo Bay has agreed to be relocated to the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, officials said Tuesday.

First batch of Uighur detainees at Guantanamo agree to go to Palau

KOROR, Palau — Three Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay have formally accepted an offer to take up new lives in the Pacific island nation of Palau and could be moved there as early as next month, lawyers say.

Lawyer says some Uighur Guantanamo detainees have agreed to go to Palau, formal deal is close

KOROR, Palau — Some Chinese Muslims still detained at Guantanamo Bay have overcome reservations about being sent to the remote Pacific nation of Palau, and a final deal on their relocation was close, a lawyer for two of them said Wednesday.

Palau to ask US for more aid as it awaits arrival of Guantanamo detainees

KOROR, Palau — Palau is asking longtime benefactor the United States for a 35-year extension on direct aid funding — and hinting Washington should say yes because of its offer to take in 13 Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Palau’s Muslims have mixed feelings on arrival of Guantanamo detainees in their community

KOROR, Palau — At the call to prayer, the men turn one-by-one down a narrow path through the jungle, marked only by a towering coconut tree.

Guantanamo detainees’ expected arrival in Palau doesn’t scare off tourists

KOROR, Palau — Palau can probably stop worrying that the expected arrival of 13 Guantanamo detainees might scare off tourists.

Guantanamo Uighurs may not want to move to Palau, official says

KOROR, Palau — A group of Guantanamo detainees expected to be resettled in Palau may not want to move to the remote Pacific nation, a Palauan official said Wednesday.

Palau’s acceptance of Uighurs comes amid talks to renew key US accord

KOROR, Palau — Palau’s decision to take in 13 Guantanamo detainees is a humanitarian gesture from a country that prides itself on welcoming society’s castaways.

Palau helps Myanmar asylum seekers as residents await arrival of Guantanamo detainees

KOROR, Palau — The newcomers on this tiny Pacific nation are young and in limbo, scared that they’ll be arrested if they’re sent back to their native land. Most speak no English, but they say they’re astounded by the generosity of Palau and its people.

AP Interview: Guantanamo detainees’ move to Palau not a done deal, president says

KOROR, Palau — The tiny Pacific island nation that agreed to accept 13 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo prison has offered itself as a safe haven before.

Chinese Muslim detainees may find new home in Palau just as strange as Guantanamo Bay

KOROR, Palau — They came from a land of scorching deserts, snowcapped mountains, camels and mosques. Now after several miserable years imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay, 13 Muslims from China will try to resettle on the tiny Pacific nation of Palau — a land of lush beach resorts.