>> an agreement is reached in syria. to deliver aid to the people of madiya on monday. welcome, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program as police break up a far right protest over the new year violence in germany, angela merkel calls for stricter laws on asylum seekers. opposition protesters throw petro bombs over a deal with serbia. back behind bars.

mexico's top drug lord is found. and lottery sales soar as the jackpot hits $800 million. >> hello, thank you for joining us. aid agencies are in a workplace against time to get vital food and medicine to besieged towns in syria where tens of thousands of people are starving. as went sets in families have been burning furniture for warmth and resorting to eating leaves and cats and dogs. 42,000 people have been cut off since july but ours say an agreement has been reached with the government for aid to be delivered there on monday. in return aid will be allowed in two opposition held villages in the north. the vie success has calls caused

an international outcry after pictures of emaciated people emerge. >> april 1 january 1, 2016, what is your name? >> nua. >> when was the last time you ate food. >> four days. >> what did you take from the hospital? >> salt. >> they are hopeful that aid will be delivered soon. >> we hope that we would have the first aid trucks carrying food for the people who are besieged in the town. we'll be bringing more and

carrying humanitarian supplies reaching these besieged areas which would clu include baby food, blankets, children winter clothing, water, water purifiers, medical supplies. >> well syrian state tv said that the government is ready to take part in peace talks in gentlemein geneva. they have mandated a list of groups that would be classed as terrorists. many say they'r they've had theory doubts. >> this video is said to have

been filmed by volunteers from the opposition syrian civil defense aid group. the pictures were taken using camera mounted on aid workers' helmet as they find victims buried beneath the rubble. more than a million syrian refugees have sought shelter in neighboring lebanon, but with harsh conditions and food supplies running desperately low many are struggling despite the help from aid groups. we have reports from lebanon. >> the six-month-old has a serious burn across his face and head. his family can't afford to buy wood, so his mother put whatever she could find on the fire to keep the fire burning. sometimes the items give off toxic fumes and the fire burns out of control. >> i've put nylon and plaque

shoes in the furnace overnight to keep us warm, and it caught the tent on fire. by the time we put the fire out my baby was burned. >> we are displaced and have absolutely no human rights. just look and see what are my human rights? look at these kids. no proper clothes. i have ten people to take care of and i'm hold. how can i feed them and keep them alive? >> the united nations appeal for international do imaginations to help syrian refugees every year. but last year it received half of what it asked for, which means many refugees here are having to go without. it's people in the new refugee camps like this that are most vulnerable. they don't even have the most basic things they need in the run up to winter. they need things like wood and fuel for the fire and plastic

sheet to go waterproof their tents. families need 400 to $500 a month to survive, and many are getting a third of that. >> it's cold and water is leaking into the tents. and look at the tarps. we don't have plastic to cover it for the rain. the ngo brought us one tarp. what can they do to stop the leaking. in a month we get $150, but it's not enough. >> the u.n. launched a new appeal for $2.48 billion to help. >> we're concerned about people in exposed areas. and we know that 55% of refugees in lebanon live in what we call garages, warehouses, they also--all of them need our health and support. >> there are more than 1 million

refugees here who need help. back at the tent this mother who has been in lebanon for three years can only hope that things will get better, especially during these long winter days. caroline malone. >> a situation in lebanon and things are no better for refugees and the internally displaced neighboring iraq. more than 4,000 people are living in a camp northwest of erbil. we have spoken to unicef's chief field officer there who said that children are most affected by displacement. >> this is an unique situation. we're calling it a forgotten crisis. let me say few facts. we have 32 million displaced population. on top of that we have nearly 250,000 refugees that are also in iraq.

and out of th those refugees, many are children. those children are going through difficult situation. getting them through school is hard, and the majority, at least 700,000 of them miss at least one year of schooling. there is no proper hygiene. there is no water. there is no skepticism the entire life of the children. and their future is crashing on their head, and we're watching a situation we will see quite a number of children who have lost their future we're dealing with a situation that is so dire. put them in school. put them in protection centers. put them in life with dignity where they get proper water hygiene and it is becoming

difficult. >> police in the german city of cologne have dispersed an anti-immigration protest. water canon was fired at the demonstrators who turned out after claims that arab and north african men were behind the wave of sexual assault on new year's eve. just ahead of that demonstration around the thousand les left-leaning protesters some shout slogans. in response to the violence on new year's eve, german's chancellor has called for stricter laws, making it easier for them to be deported.

>> serial offenders must feel the full force of the law. otherwise people will ask us to back them up with actions and so of course we will be discussing what needs to be changed request our coalition partners in the government. >> fire broke out at kosovo's headquarters earlier after opposition protesters threw petrol bombs at the building. the fire, which has now been put out started several thousand demonstrators gathered to denounce a deal brokered by the european union. that deal gives kosovo ethnic minority greater possibility of financing from belgrade. they were declared independence from serbia in 2008. al jazeera live from kosovo's capital. what is the situation there now? >> well, the situation here now

is very calm. there were fierce clashes between police forces and several dozens of angry protesters here in the city center. at the very end of the official part of the protest when opposition leaders ask people to go home, several dozen of protesters started throwing petrol bombs, rocks, and fire crackers at the police forces and the kosovo government headquarters because they are dissatisfied with the current situation. afterwards police fired tear gas and they cleared out the scare, and forced people into neighboring athletes. afterwards there were 15 minutes of clashes between the police forces and those angry protesters, which started throwing stones and petrol bombs here in the city center. this is one of the many protests with the similar scenario here in opposition claims that they

called for people to be peaceful and they say they will continue with the protests until the government resigns. >> and all of this, of course, is because of the deal brokered by the european union. the deal that will give more powers, possibly more money coming from belgrade. the people demonstrating, what is it that they fear is going to come from this deal? what do they fear is going to happen? >> they feel it's going to b there is going to be a back door here. they fear with the local authorities connected with serbia will be something like joint community here connected

to belgrade. they're fearing that some past times will come back. but opposition leaders are saying they're not completely against the brussels agreement. they're saying then of the brussels agreements are okay with them, but they're saying that the association of the serbian majority municipalities here in kosovo will cause more tension for the citizens of kosovo. they're saying that this government is not working well, and they're saying they will not give up until the prime minister resigns, and they claim that this is only one of the series of were tests that will be held here until the government resigns, and with them also foreign minister of kosovo. >> speaking to us from the capital. thank you for that. still lots more to come in

this half hour including pro chavez graffiti in venezuela approving the removal of his picture from parliament. and come home. the crisis is over. with its economy booming ireland wants it's professionals back.

>> welcome back. here is a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. an agreement has been reached in syria to deliver aid to the starving people on monday in return for aid also being allowed into two villages held

by the opposition. molotov cocktails have been thrown at kosovo government headquarters in on-going tensions in kosovo. in cologne, germany, attacks on women in ne new year's eve, and a number of people have been questioned. riyadh cut off diplomatic relations after iranian protesters stormed its embassy and set fire to it. they were angry over the execution of a prominent shia cleric in saudi arabia last week. >> the brothers were taken to the house of a local area.

>> we stand hand in hand with saudi arabia in order to counter terrorism, and we'll bring those who bring chaos. >> former egyptian president hosni mubarak has had his appeal rejected. mubarak and his three son from imprisoned for stealing millions of dollars to up grade their private property. they have already served time and mubarak remains in a military hospital. three tourists are in stable condition after an attack on an egyptian hotel. it was the second hotel attack in the area this week. let's get more now on those protests in cologne, and we can

speak to al jazeera's dominic kane there for us. give us an idea of what is going on there right now and what we saw earlier in the day, dominic? >> well, right now the situation has calmed considerably from a short time ago. the police are packing out the protesters were two rival demonstrations, and they've dispersed. but a short time ago the scene was very different. bottles were thrown and we understand that some people a number of people were detained we spoke to the there is spokes people they suggested that number might rise. that gives a sense of perspective about this sort of incident that we saw. the water canyon used and bottles thrown. earlier in the day it was clear that both sides certainly those who oppose the demonstration, the far right movement that is

mainly based in eastern germany, that they should organize their rally here in cologne because of what they consider problems from the refugee who is are here in germany. the left wing counter demonstration far outnumbered the original demonstration. four to five times as many people were at the left-wing demonstration that countered the demonstration, and perhaps 300, maybe 400 people had turned up to be at the pigida demonstration. it might stiffennen the penalties. as things stands if an asylum seeker is convicted of an offense that might generate a three-year prison sentence, and they come from a country which

is safe it is possible for them to be deported back there. we understand that the justice minister and the interior minister are actively considering and will later this week be meeting tosiven that yet further perhaps to bring the three-year sentence down to one year. other words if you're found buildin guilty, you may be deported. the counter demonstration, the very vocal suggestion is that refugees are very much welcomed in this country and that creates a divide that appears to be growing in germany at this time. >> and the attacks that happened in cologne, thank you very much. mexico will likely extradite

drug boss joachim el chapo guzman to the u.s. after six months on the run. it comes as a major relief from mexico's president. >> for a third time the world's most notorious drug lord was arrested by mexican security forces. his arrest ends an six-months embarrassment for the mexican government. >> for months criminal investigation work was carried out to identify, detain and pull apart the network that surrounded this criminal. they have the necessar--when we work target there is no

adversity that we can't overcome . >> guzman was arrested in his home state of sinaloa on friday morning. someone called to claim about armed men holed up in a motel. the police killed five criminals and arrested six including the head of the sinaloa drug cartel. el chapo has taken on mythical status here in mexico. his cartel is believed to provide a significant amount of drugs that end up in the u.s. twice he has escaped from prison. that may be why people we spoke with reacted to his recapture with a blase attitude saying, again. but it was the president's opportunity to reclaim the upper hand after el chapo escaped from one of mexico's most secure prison last july. his he's cape was global news. he escaped through a hole in his

shower in his prison cell that connected to an one-mile long tunnel with air conditioning and a motorcycle. mexico will extradite el chapo to the u.s. where he faces charges, but they believe that he'll be sent where escape is considered less likely. >> an venezuelan opposition leader has told the government to stop playing "a game of thrones" with the supreme court. they said that they no longer would bough to the wishes of president maduro's office. however, they're finding new ways to show their expert for president maduro and the late leader hugo chavez. we have more from caracas. >> in downtown caracas you'll

find graffiti of hugo chavez. on wednesday, a day after inaugust raiding the opposition-led parliament in close to 17 years, the images have no room under the new administration. though seemingly a symbolic gesture, it "t" has hit a raw nerve. people have been gathering in the square to protest what they say is an affront to larger than life leader and the country's history. although president maduro suffered a crushing defeat, his predecessor is revered in a

cult-like action. they may have suffered a set back with the loss of parliame parliament, but many remain under loyalist hands. the tit-for-tat reaction is indication of how deep the division in this country are, and the deadlock that the country seems to be heading to. >> ireland is the fastest growing economy in the e.u. and this dramatic reversal of fortune is changing its population. the government wants many of those who went abroad during what is calls the brain drain to come back. >> rebuilding the irish economy. and many of those who went abroad looking for work are coming home. people like paul o'brien, who spent five years in sydney. >> a year ago i came home, and

yeah, when you step off the airport, the airport was more enthusiastic and promising. >> how can we get those young talented immigrants who have left ireland to consider ireland again. >> ireland now has the eyest gdp growth in the european union, but one vital commodity is missing, those skilled professional abroad and the government wants them back. as to employers like the engineering firm greg hayden. >> the crash happens, and we moved on to three-day weeks, we reduced salaries, and it still wasn't enough. we had to let people go. people left ireland as grads, they gain superb experience abroad. they have huge amounts to offer when they come back home, here.

that's a good thing to tap into. >> as so airlin ireland returns to prosperity levels, the return of workers who left is a welcome by-product. >> they expect the first year in seven it wants to atract 70,000 home by 2020. >> the higher-skilled immigrant, the college graduate, the it specialist, there was a significant labor shortage. now how long that will last and how long the up sing, how long will thanksgiving will last is another guess. >> time can an great healer, i

still remember the reasons why i went in the first place. because there was no work. >> they would build a more diverse economy. >> saturday's u.s. power ball lottery payout has now reached a record $900 million rising from $800 million just hours before the draw. it will be paid out in annual installments over 29 years but those who need a little extra cash quickly can opt for an immediate payout of more than $400 million. and it's not just americans who are taking part. canadians are traveling a long way to join the long queues. >> with this kind of money i could buy a home in hawai'i, florida, and arizona, and maybe one in canadian. >> actually had people on face bike messaging who was going over the states today i need power ball pictures. i'm grabbing for a few people.

>> more chances but you never know. remember, you can find out more on that story and everything else that we've been covering on al jazeera on our website. the address on your screens right there www.aljazeera.com. >> as israelis' decades old occupation of palestinian territory grinds on, commerce and economics are becoming new battle lines. an embargo is the latest weapon of resistance for gaza and the west bank, but how does an internationally supported boycott movement deal with local vested interests?