stefanie dekker is there for us. tell us what more you know about the attacks. >> we are hearing two separate car becomes targetting near to the iranian cultural center. i'll try to get the cameraman to man in. this is the building on the right, the iranian flag on top. in is in a residential area. people live here, there are shops, restaurants, cafes. it's a tense situation. we are told two dead, up to 40 injured. and two car becomes. initially we are hearing reports of a car bomb. the army is trying to get into the secured area. they are trying to push people back. it is tense. he's trying to push us back further from the site. many people are trying to get into this area. i'm not sure if ali can show you. there's a bit of car reccage. they are trying to clear it up. people are nervous. there has been seven explosions since hezbollah announced it was fighting. three al qaeda-linked groups. it would target hezbollah or shia areas as a result of hezbollah fighting. this is a shia neighbourhood. as you can see, the bl

stefanie dekker joins me now from beirut. stefanie dekker, tell us what more do we know about the explosions. >> what we see is tense. there are conflicting reports. it was a car and a motorcycle, and also two car becomes. this news is coming in. we see wreckage of a car, in tront, as you said, of the iranian cultural center. there is a flag on top. building. this is a densely populated area. it's an apartment. i can see a shop and jackets. this is very much heavily populated and leaves people concerned. there has been around seven explosions since hezbollah said it was fighting. these scenes showing the country. >> stephy, tell us more about where the bombs went off. in other words, tell us about the neighbourhood. >> well, this is a shia area, heavily populated shia. people loyal to hezbollah. this is where the issue comes from. we had three al qaeda groups saying that they'd target hezbollah, they were going to target the shia population. in response, because of hezbollah fighting inside syria, with bashar al-assad against

aljazeera's stefanie dekker saw what the conditions were like in one town on the syrian border. >> this is how some people are living here. it's i went with, and it gets incredibly cold at night. it's raining, and there are a lot of people that have come here with clothes that are not right for that, they are freezing and they don't have shoes, and one lady said, give me your shoes because look what i'm wearing and what my children are wearing. he'll are incredibly angry here. they are frustrated. if you ask them, what about geneva? they will say, what about it? people are treating us like animals, and sitting at a table when people are dying. there are a few agencies because they're expecting a large of influx, so there are tents being built. and i want to show you how one family is living at the moment. they're still waiting for a tent over here, and it's very basic, and people are saying even with the rain, they get wet. and it doesn't dry because it's not hot enough. there's no sun, so certainly a lot of anger here, and they're being treated like animals, and nobody cares. >> that's

i'm afraid that will have to be rhetorical for the moment with stefanie dekker. i'll just check - no, we'll move on. obviously we'll follow this. you see the pictures. you are watching the pictures now of this explosion in the southern suburbs of beirut. we'll update you as we get more information on that. >> let's go to ukraine. president viktor yanukovych says anti-government protests crossed the limits after a day and night of violence, the worst since demonstrations in november. 34 have been killed in the last 24 hours, including nine police officers. this is the scene at independence square in kiev. as you can see the smoke is rising from the barricades. the protesters set them on fire. al jazeera's correspondent reports. >> the situation is tense right now. in my opinion policemen were killed, and as much as 25 protesters, and the negotiations are nowhere to be seen, because the president - he addressed the nation and he said he's not going to speak to the opposition unless they disaswayed themselves were the protesters - he called them raddicals. in kiev r

stefanie dekker reports on the evacuations and humanitarian aid entering the region >> reporter: we hadofficial statement from the united nations saying over the past four days 800 people have been evacuated from the old city of homes, which has been besieged for a year and a half. they have said that this ceasefire which was supposed to last three days, ending on sunday will be extended for three. 300 people have been evacuated. we spoke to the governor of homs, and he said the evacuation on sunday was so successful they got out around 600 people. it gives people the confidence to come out. very uncertain, no one knows what is going on, who to trust. the people don't know what will happen to them once they come out. people are talking about hunger, difficult times. so the united nations determined to get everyone out, who wants to. >> a delicate situation. >> stefanie dekker reporting from beirut lebanon. >>> new jersey lawmakers want to know if governor chris christie took a helicopter ride over fort lee at the time traffic was snared over the george washington bridge. a subpoena has

. >> that is where stefanie dekker joins us. we have the diplomatic editor james bays standing by in geneva for the latest on efforts to revive the peace talks. first to stephanie to tell us about the significance of the talks. >> it's hugely significant, the last rebel held town on the border with lebanon and syria. there has been expectations in the last three months that they'd go in and take the last up to so they'd be in control of central syria, cutting off a vital life line to the rebels. we are in nasab, it's a prorevolution town. also a lot of refugees have been coming into here. we hear that there has been shelling and fighting. it was helped by hezbollah. these are reports that there's fighting with rebels around five, six, 10 different groups. we are hearing they are protecting the last group. strategically important for the rebels to get hold of it. this is where the impact is felt. there's tens of thousands of syrians here, more people arriving. >> we are in a place where they are not registering, but identifying t

stefanie dekker is across the border to show conditions refugees face in lebanon. >> it's a difficult situation here. people are very angry. people are saying that they are being kicked out of their tents. they have nowhere to sleep. the army isn't allowing them to leave. i'll bring in a man that's been here for a few days, and he can explain to you what it is like for syrians living in the camp. thank you for giving us your time. can you explain what it is like for you here. >> you see our situation here. it is still new. the tents without colour. people are sleeping on the earth under the rain. no more food. you have one - one time for the food. the institution here is too sad for our people. please, if you can, if the world can help us, we are human. we are not animals. no more way to help. we are not animals. my word for european union especially - you see, so many families stay under the sky, the earth, the children. the area too cool. we need more decent - where is the decent... >> what do you say to those people who say they speak for the syrian people sitting together in genev

our correspondent stefanie dekker is at the camp and joins us live from there. give us a feeling of among the refugees regarding the failure of the second round of talks. what are they saying to you? >> there's a lot of frustration. we heard mr lakhdar brahimi apologising to the syrian people. a man here told me why are they speaking when people are dying. they should take the tanks off the street, lay down the guns and it should be part of a political process. politics have failed and the reality is the syrian people have suffered. across the border from syria in lebanon, this is how a lot of people have the rest of what they have left. people have built their lives in syria - they have lost everything. they are trying to shelter from the rain. it gets cold. you see the mountains - that's syria. this is where the people are coming from. let me take you through the kax to give you an idea of what -- through the camp to give you an idea of what it's like. they say the pol terms don't care, and it's about money. this is where three families are putting everything

. >> stefanie dekker is watching developments. stefanie dekker joins us. what are you hearing about the resumption of the humanitarian mission. >> it has started. they have gone in. what they are doing is towing aid at the back of u.n. vehicles. we had two big trucks go in. they couldn't manage to get the trucks out. they are trying this, part of the late-night talks, trying to see what is the best way to get aid in. 150 food parcels, 250 bags of wheat. there's hundreds of civilians in the city who want to come out. we spoke to the governor of homs. he said everything was being done to ensure everywhere that wants to get out can get out. this is the last day of the 3-day extension. there was a feeling they might consider continuing if there are more who wanted to come out. >> what are you hearing about the situation? >> well there's a situation ongoing. this is a town on the boarder with lebanon. it's the last town rebel held in that area. there has been an expected campaign by the government to take it back. it's happened. we are hearing from potential ac

stefanie dekker has more from lebanon where many ended up. >> this is winter here. it's incrediblery cold at night. it's raining. there's a lot of mud and people coming with clothes that are not guilty right for that. it's freezing with open shoes. a lady said, "give me your shoes, look at what i'm wearing, what my children are wearing." people are incredibly angry. they are frustrated. if you ask them what about geneva, they'll say, "what about it? people are treating us like animals. why are politicians sitting at a table when people are dying?" people are building these. there's a few aid agencies. they are expecting a large influx. i'll show you how a family is living at the moment. they are waiting for a tent over here, and it's basic. people are saying that with the rain a lot of the mattresses that they are given are wet. it doesn't dry, it's not hot enough. there's no sun. certainly a lot of anger here. people say they are being treated like animals and nobody cares. >> that's al jazeera's stefanie dekker reporting from near the lebanese-syrian border. >> th

as stefanie dekker reports, there is is more hope that people will be able to leave the war-torn city. >> captured on video, the help they didn't believe would come, had come. this was the moment when the first u.n. cars arrived in the old city of homs. these people have been living under siege for a year and a half. this, finally, their way out. a rare moment of happiness in a war that brought nothing but suffering to those caught in the middle. among those - a priest, part of a few christians left inside the city. >> they are hardly smiling. they are exhausted and starved. they are crying, and we are crying in their support. we want to see all our people happy. every citizens has a right to live and lead a dignified life. >> this is a glimpse into how it unfold the. discussions about who has left and those remaining waiting for a way out. >> this has been an operation with great challenge. on sunday casualties amongst civilians. this day is hailed a success, through all the difficulties. >> translation: most of those who left are women, children and older people. they are receiving

as stefanie dekker explains, was a break through, with hundreds evacuated and hundreds of food parcels delivered. >> captured on video, the help they didn't believe would come, has come. this is when the cars arrived in homs. these people have been living under a siege for a year and a half. and this is the way out. >> a rare moment of happy innocence a war ta brought nothing but suffering. among those, a priest, a few christians left inside the old city. >> they are hardly smiling. they are exhausted and starved. they are crying. we are crying in our support too. we want to see everyone happy. every sit zep has a right to lead a dignified life. >> this is a glimpse into how it unfolded. discussions about who left, and those remaining looking for a way out. this has been an operation with challenges. this is earlier on sundays, activist groups it reported casualties. through the difficulties, this day is hailed a success. >> most of those who left are women, children and older people. they are receiving medical attention, and are being received by government representatives, we overcam

let's bring in stefanie dekker live for the late ers. what is happening? >> we know the convoy arrived in an entry point. it's the same one they used on friday. they believe they are taking this route, friday they were successful in getting 85 civilians out. the head of the u.n. relief program is in the city of homs, identifying 222 civilians. this will be their focus. it depends on both sides, all sides respecting the humanitarian pause. this is how one syrian army commander described the role. >> our role in this process is to secure safe exit for civilians. gunmen will not allow it. terror tists are using them as human schedules. we can't have people starving. each if if makes the mission harder. >> now, this, of course, is the last day in a 3-day ceasefire. friday we had civilians coming out. today the u.n. operation saying they are not deterred by what happened. the commitment to get as many out as possible. >> peace talks between two warring sides are set to retime. turkey's prime minister is not opt stack that the -- aptistic that the talks would le

let's bring in stefanie dekker, in beirut/lebanon. what are the main sticking points so far? >> well it's the language suicide. russia has huge issues much one of the things it calls for is access to humanitarian aid, cross-border, and that will present security logistical changes and the stopping of shelling and the use of barrel bombs. as we know, the syrian government has control of the skies, and this is how it makes up ground lost to the rebels. they call for action if the syrian government doesn't comply, but doesn't specify what further action means. the russians say it's one-sided and humanitarian aid is needed. we are hearing that russia may amend the language in the text. it may cause a delay on the vote. with the amendments, do we expect it to pass? >> i think it's difficult to say, this is a resolution that's been a year in the making and it has been vetoed time and time again. russia doesn't agree with the wording and it's one-sided. the syrian people can't afford to be the victims of the political bickering. we spent a lot of time with syrian refugees in lebanon

stefanie dekker joins us from beirut. the latest from homs is what? >> the latest from homs is they are meeting at the moment. they have not left the hotel, trying to figure out an alternative way into the city. they are determined to make the mission happen. we heard from the u.n. chief, in the old city yesterday for around 6 hours, and described it as a day of hell. it brings home the reality that the civilians face on a day-to-day basis. there's a lot of determination to get in there. it's dependent on both sides adhearing to the humanitarian pause, crucial in laying down their arms. this is what a syrian army commander had to say. >> translation: our role in this process is to secure is safe exit for civilians. some have been trying to get out for months. the terrorists have been using them as shields. we know aid can be brought to the areas, but we cannot have them starving. >> so much of what we hear is about homs. big cities such as aleppo are still facing days of torrment and anguish. no aid getting to them. >> we heard a couple of hours ago t

stefanie dekker is covering the story and is live at the scene. what does it look like?hat is happening? >> well, you can see the army cordoned off the area and the iranian cultural center is at the back. you can see the iranian flag on the building. two car bombs went off. we are told it was a bmw or a mercedes. one was packed with 70 kilograms of explosives and another 90. we heard an update, 5 civilians killed, 103 injured. four civilians and one security officer who would have been satisfactioned outside here. certainly a tense situation here in this attack. we are hearing claims of responsibilities from abdullah azam brigade. what do we know about this group? >> it's a sunni group affiliated with al qaeda, to a group that made an announcement a few weeks ago to hezbollah saying, "pull out your targets from syria or we'll target you and shia neighbourhoods." as you can see this is a shi'a neighbourhood. there's shops but with apartments on top. this is about syria, that hezbollah has fighters fighting inside syria on behalf of the government of bashar al-assad. they

stefanie dekker has more. >> captured on video, the help they didn't believe would come had come.his was the moment when the first u.n. cars arrived in the city of homs. these people have been living under siege for a year and a half. and this, finally, the way out. >> a rare moment of happeny innocence a war that brought suffering to those caught in the middle. among those a priest, part of a few christians left in the old city. >> they are hardly smiling. they are exhausted and starved. every stit zep has the right to live -- citizen has the right to live. >> this is a glaims of how it happened -- glim possess of how it is. it is not been without challenge. it has been hailed a success. >> translation: most of those that left are women, children and older people. they are received by government representatives and humanitarian organizations. we overcome the challenges in the morning, and the humanitarian operation will continue. >> this was supposed to be the last day of a 3-day u.n. brokered cease fire. sunday's evacuation could be called a humanitarian breakthrough. it's a vic

. >>> stefanie dekker has more on the lebanese-syrian border with many refugees that are tamped. >> people are very angry and they are being kicked out of their tents, and the army is not allowing them to leave the area. i want to bring in a man who has been here for a few days so he can explain to you what it is like for syrians living in this camp. and thank you so much for giving us your time. can you explain what it is like for you here? >> you see, our situation here, in this camp, it's still new. the tents without covers, people sleeping on the earth. no more food, you have one time for the food. situation here is too sad for our people. please, if you can, help us. we are human. you see? we are not animals. no more than you are animals. my word for -- the european union, especially. you see, so many families stay on the earth. you see the children,. >> what do you say to those people who say that they speak for the syrian people, who are in geneva with the syrian government, with americans who can't figure how to speak to each other? >> this we will say, we stay here without food, b

stefanie dekker reporting to us from lebanon. >>> now, there are pictures of 12 orthodox nuns said to have been kidnapped in syria in december. and the nuns welcome any change that they can have to their freedom. aljazeera is not certain of the conditions that the women are being held in. >>> at least 19 people have been killed in barrel bomb techs in the city of aleppo. one explosion occurred near a square where people were waiting for public transport. >>> the u.s. meat processing company has recalled nearly 4 million kilograms of products. recall came because the meat came from disseized and unhealthy animals. rancho feeding corporation, based in northern california, has been operating without a full federal inspection if e. >> two of the owners of a bangladesh factory, which caught fire, killing more than 100 workers, have surrendered to the please. they have been on the run since november, and they are in prison until they have bail. >> it caught fire in 2012, killing 112 workers. he has been charged with criminal negligence, but it took the police 15 months to do so. many were t

stefanie dekker has the latest from beirut. >> captured on video, the help they didn't believe wouldome had come. this was the moment when the first u.n. cars arrived in the old city of homs. these people have been living under siege for a year and a half. this, finally, their way out. a rare moment of happiness in a war that has brought nothing but suffering. among those, a priest, part of a few christians left inside the old city. >> they are hardly smiling. they are exhausted, starved. we are crying. we want to see people happy. every citizen has a right to live and lead a dignified life. >> this is a glimpse into how it has unfolded. >> discussions about who has left, and those remaining waiting for a way out. this has been an operation with challenges. this is earlier on sunday. activist groups reported casualties. for all the difficulties, this day is hailed a success. most of those that left are women, children and all the people. they are receiving medical attention, being received by government representatives, we overcome the challenges we face, and the humanitarian operati

stefanie dekker has more. >> captured on video, the help they didn't believe would come, has come. this is moment when the first u.n. cars arrived in homs. these people have been living under siege for a year and a half. this, finally, their way out. >> a rare moment of happeny possess in a war that brought -- happiness in a war that has brought nothing but happiness to people. >> translation: they are hardly suppliesing, they are the exhaust -- smiling, they are exhausted and starved. >> this is a glimpse into how it has unfolded. discussions about who has left and those remaining, waiting for a way out. this has been app operation with challenges. this is earlier on sunday, activist groups reporting casualties amongst civilians. for all the difficulties the day is hailed a success. >> translation: most of those that left are women, children and older people. they are receiving medical tapes and aid. we managed to overcome the challenges faced in the morning, and the humanitarian operation will continue. >> this was supposed to be the last day of a u.n. brokered ceasefire. it's be