Lebanon, Syria to soon reach agreement on detainees: Deputy PM

Lebanon, Syria to soon reach agreement on detainees: Deputy PM

"Positive" meetings were held in Beirut on Tuesday between Syrian and Lebanese officials, with progress reportedly made on the issue of Syrians detained in Lebanese prisons, as well as other shared issues between the two countries. The meetings were attended by Syria's justice minister Mazhar al-Wais, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri, Lebanese Minister of Justice Adel Nassar, and a Lebanese judicial delegation. Lebanese Deputy Prime Mi…