The United States on Wednesday transferred seven detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon announced.

With Wednesday's transfer, about 390 detainees still remain at the detention facility at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo.

The United States has transferred to other countries or released about 385 detainees from Guantanamo since the prison was opened in early 2002, the Pentagon said in a statement.

Of those still being held at Guantanamo, about 85 have been determined by the U.S. government to be eligible for transfer or release through a comprehensive series of review processes, and their departure "is subject to ongoing discussions between the United States and other nations," the statement said.

The United States opened the detention facility at its naval base in Guantanamo in January 2002, to hold terror suspects and Taliban members mainly captured during the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. Most those still being held there have been detained for about five years and only about 10 have been charged.

Source: Xinhua