all the money the thirty billion dollars that he's stolen from the people of venezuela. the troika terror name that's how the u.s. national security advisor john bolton described cuba and venezuela after announcing new sanctions on all three countries and then a reversal of a bomb era engagement with cuba the u.s. now says it will be a strict family travel to the island along with remittances alan fischer reports. in his last few months in office barack obama wants to improve relations with cuba he lifted travel restrictions to the island give the go ahead for increased trade and symbolically restored full diplomatic relations cuba once more had the u.s. embassy. after sixty years of sanctions and isolation he said it was time to try something different. different president different approach donald trump's national security adviser was in miami to address a group of exiled cubans john bolton announced new economic sanctions on the cuban

military and intelligence services under strictures on the amount of money that can be sent to relatives in cuba and he brought the crowd to its feet with this the department of the treasury will implement further regulatory changes to restrict nonfamily travel to cuba or another world thiis new measures will help steer american dollars away from the cuban regime or its military and security services who control the tourism industry in cuba. came just hours after u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo cleared the way for u.s. citizens to sue foreign businesses if they're using property in cuba that was seized during the one nine hundred fifty nine revolution he was most probably export these days is not cigars it's oppression. detente with the regime has failed. in is among the countries that has invested billions in cuba and the e.u.

is warning this could create a huge international dispute. and the end i think this is bad for everyone it's a lose lose that is why the european union has sent a letter this week to secretary of state pump a zero to ask that the best thing is to collaborate and respect the agreement. john bolton also notes fresh economic sanctions in both venezuela and they can argue all aimed at increasing pressure on three countries he has dubbed the troika of tyranny alan fischer. and the next few hours we will find out what's and the report by u.s. special counsel robert muller into alleged russian interference in the two thousand and sixteen u.s. presidential election the investigation is two years in the making an edited version of the four hundred page report expected to be released even though democrats have been demanding access to all of it jordan has more from washington d.c. . the timeline for the release of the mole report is somewhat unusual to

put it mildly first at about nine thirty am local time the u.s. attorney general bill barr will speak to reporters about this report which will have been edited to protect confidential information that leads to investigations classified information and information that could unfairly bar the reputations of people who are not in the public sphere ninety minutes later members of congress will get the report then afterwards the report will be made public via the internet now that begs a couple of questions how could reporters x. questions about a report that they haven't seed and why is it that members of congress have to first wait for a press conference before they actually get the reports which they say that they need to have as part of their oversight duties jerry dowd lawyer is the chairperson of the house judiciary committee he spoke late on red state evening we are certainly not. satisfied with that we've repeatedly said what is the mandate of by

the situation and that is that the judiciary committee be given the entire report and the underlying evidence. so that we can make those judgments for ourselves in the judiciary committee can as has been the case in prior situations the side which limited portions of the report might have to be kept secret so as not to reveal sources and methods of intelligence or for some other legitimate reason but that's a decision for the committee to make not for the attorney general now it was reported late evening by the new york times and other print media that apparently the attorney general's office has been meeting with white house officials about the contents of the bowl report something which members of congress say should never have happened if anything this is only going to ramp up congressional democrats efforts to try to get the full report as well as the supporting evidence released

to the public so that they can decide how to proceed and whether to hold eighty one lead in the tribe presidential campaign of two thousand and sixteen responsible for any alleged collusion or cooperation with russian authorities in trying to throw the election. they all shortages are bringing life to a halt for many syrians living in government controlled areas officials blame us sanctions for the crisis but that storing little to stop the growing criticism saying holder has more from. the queues for petrol are kilometers long and often it's not available in areas under the syrian government's control the authorities are rationing subsidized fuel last week it was twenty liters every two days now the cap is twenty liters every five days the government says it's short of oil and fuel because of western sanctions on syria and tighter u.s. sanctions on its ally iran.

it has been six months since iranian oil tankers last arrived at syria's port officials say they are being prevented from passing through this ways canal the canals controlled by egypt and it denies that accusation but iran like syria is a target of u.s. sanctioned aimed at reducing its influence in the region damascus to say they are facing an economic war the oil industry used to provide twenty five percent of the government's revenues before the war it used to export half of its production this sector has since suffered losses the government lost control of its main oil and gas fields the bulk are in the north east an area under the control of the u.s. backed kurdish led syrian democratic forces the s.d.f. controlled region is bordered to the north by turkey and to the east by iraqi kurds

they aren't friendly neighbors that is why unofficial trade with the syrian government particularly in oil has been vital for the economy but there are reports from damascus that the u.s. is pressuring its allies to stop the trade. it's. the government.

time for sports ana thank you very much rachelle english premier league side at tottenham have reached the semifinals of the european champions league by upsetting e.p.l. champions manchester city seven goal at pick a man just saw city's hopes of quadruple come to an end spurs lost four three on the night but went through an away goal so having won the first leg one nil saw him meaning scoring

a double for the london side who reached the semi's for the first time since one thousand nine hundred sixty two you know. only i can feel proud and if you get a full of all the effort of everyone if india are a few rows like i told you that all the cup in the season we don't deceive us to be in semifinal john believe they deserve a lot of price in the real world for for everyone we make a mistake in that competition pretty sure is a lot but we knew it and we score the goals that we needed. for a silly idea and was about to end for us so congratulations tottenham and steam and he sides and all the best for the semifinals you have also into the last four they won four one at porto and thanks to last week's victory at anfield liverpool go through a six one on aggregate so livable will be heading into the new camp of for the first leg of their semifinal against barcelona on april thirtieth while tottenham

out host i.x. in the first leg of the other last or tie. yeah nice article was in the fine form for me walking but so on wednesday the book's a crash the detroit pistons that take it to nothing lead in the opening round of the n.b.a. playoffs so well malik reports coming to this particular boy that there are high hopes in milwaukee that janet and ted to compose will lead the bucs to a first championship for half a century bandage to defeat he was in top form in game two against the detroit pistons branch of. the greek international has been one of the standout plays this season thank you and he was at his best in the third quarter of this game in which he scored thirteen points to put the contest out to detroit's reach. that the bucs taking a twenty three point lead into the fourth and to to cooper himself would eventually finish with twenty six points. i. think.

right this fourth quarter even by twelve rebounds and two blocks as milwaukee wanted one hundred twenty to ninety nine and the other going to come out there and try to load as much guys the pay crummy but just not had patience and just didn't know they got a surprise you got just how will. the series now moves to detroit with and to be no signs of letting up. so well malik al-jazeera. the boston celtics to get to nothing lead in their series a b. the indiana pacers ninety nine to ninety one as two points from james harden help houston beat the utah jazz the rockets are also two nothing ahead. but was a bad night the toronto maple leafs in the n.h.l. playoffs they went down six four to the boston bruins who levelled the serious to all the colorado avalanche are one game away from making the second round of the

playoffs they've beaten kyrie flames three two wednesday and now you have the series three one. now dallas leveled the series against the nashville predators the stars are rushing their opponents five one dallas are looking for the their first championship for two decades. the first iranian woman to step into the ring for an official boxing match a has canceled her return home so warrant was issued for her to be arrested one an amateur about in france on saturday beating french boxer and. took up boxing a full years ago at age twenty but has not been able to train public in iran iranian women's participation in sporting events is heavily criticized. of course we'll have more on that story later on the more sports for you but for now i hand you back to michelle it's impressive watching her do what she does and. keep it here we'll have much more for you on al-jazeera throughout the day in the

meantime you give us our website al-jazeera dot com we've also keep you posted once the edited there were back to lower report is released in the meantime my colleague peter dolly will be on the other side of the break. it's in the heart of the amazon believe me in family it's the family lives in peril to harvest brazil nuts. it's getting the congo to the capital is an even more dangerous challenge. risking it to

believe me out. on al-jazeera. it's a daunting climb to one of the holiest sites in bhutan taiga's next ball astri seems to defy gravity every few cities is expected to complete the pilgrimage to ensure peace and happiness what it became a democracy in two thousand and eight the time put happiness at the center of all political policy inspiring the un to pass a resolution urging other nations to follow petards example but how do you measure it many birds are nice happiness is what we ensure it's if it is quantifiable but by simply turning its pursuit into policy time has done what no other country has. how is he changed since he was seven.

charting the lives of the children of apartheid over twenty one yes each story reflecting a history of two mattick social and political change twenty eight south africa part one on al-jazeera. fighting for control of tripoli as have to forces try to take the libyan capital he loses ground in the south. hello and welcome i'm peter told me you're watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up. we want the president to be in prison but

not only here much sleep but the hoary jean protesters in sudan say the arrest of the president isn't enough they want the entire administration gone and civilian rule right now. it's the moment much of washington has been waiting for the release of special counsel robert muller's report. to north korea test launches what it calls a new technical guided weapon and demands the u.s. secretary of state stays away from further denuclearization talks. in libya fighters loyal to the un recognized government have launched a new campaign against the war lords in the south after us forces are battling government troops for control of the capital tripoli a group aligned to the government has taken advantage of after us forces being tied up in the north to capture one of his bases in the south in southern libya let's

talk to our correspondent there. he joins us live from tripoli what's happening in the south of the country. well the military sources with. your new recognized government say that they have taken control of the military bases that's around seven hundred kilometers for themselves from the capital tripoli but he says that they're not staying inside the base could be because they're worried that have planes might try to target them as you know peter that this team in hint military bases. that have to forces control months a goal since have to launch a military offensive to take control of versatility jacc locations in the south of libya in mid january but the government forces say that the are planning to take

control the are trying to proceed and take control of more strategic locations controlled by have to the forces in the south of libya it seems that have to. lots of the challenges in several parts of libya as you know that has opened a front in tripoli two weeks ago and now the question now is how can have to manage these. fronts in several parts of of libya meanwhile helped us forces say that they are receiving support military support from the from the east of of libya to try to recapture a. military the situation around a military base is very tense sources there say that sporadic fighting continue continues but meanwhile have to forces retreated and the eyewitnesses there say that have those forces. will not be able to probably two or two of the military

base because all the military vehicles and ammunition have been destroyed by the government forces peter thank you. reports that the deposed president obama al bashir has been sent to the country's most notorious jail is not calming down the anger protest as a demanding proof of his arrest mohamed from khartoum. sudan's former president of models bashir is reported to have been moved from house arrest to a maximum security prison there were protesters on cartoons three pts welcomed the news. but then the months go much further we are so much happy to hear that the president has been moved to a prison that is still not sure what it will be i don't want to see that we want the president to be in prison but not only him actually but the whole region what people have been brought to their. brazen it would be on

a day now we have no very. information and people have been brought to the. prisons wednesday the military council announced a series of measures including vieira stuff and. bess and along with a number of the high and i can officials of the former regime if the but the council's spokesman hasn't confirmed that the when abouts of the deposed president and at the top arrests are underway of symbols of the eyes did regime in addition to others here are believed to be linked to corruption cases the most prominent of those who have been placed in custody until night or the brothers of the former head of this corrupt regime abdullah and. the council welcomed the cease fire offer from one faction of the sudan people's liberation movement the group has been fighting and bashir is government into southern regions. meanwhile the two main bodies behind the protest so than a professional association and the forces of the declaration of freedom and change

say they have submitted a paper for change including the creation of a civilian presidential council with military representation toward the country along with a civilian cabinet made of independent technocrats but testers say they fear what may happen if the various parties fail to agree on a plan you know that disagreements will mean failure and an opportunity for the military to stay in power how many are dizzy or cut on ok let's get the latest and bring in my colleague morgan live for us in khartoum protesters already in front of the army headquarters are there calls for more people to join them. yes the sudanese professional association that is leading the cause for protests since december have said that they want more people to join the protesters in front of the army headquarters there once a million people march returned they're saying that that's because the people in front of the army headquarters are the only card they have against the military

council to hand over power to a civilian independent government we've already seen people arriving from several states around sudan last night some of them arriving this morning yesterday we've seen doctors wearing their lab coats their white coats marching from various hospitals in various main streets to the army headquarters to do the we've seen engineers as well making their way there saying that the more they are in front of the army headquarters the more pressure there will be on the military council to hand over power to a transitional government of course the transitional military council the military council has already offered some concessions they have arrested most of the members of the former regime they said that they are going to make reforms to the judicial system there changed the state attorney they've dismissed the head of national security and replaced him with another and they're saying that it will take time to for those changes to be felt on the ground but people are saying that they want to see the change take immediate effect and that would start with a transitional government that is independent from the military council so we're

expecting the protests to get bigger and bigger as the day progresses thanks very much. gunmen in the southwest of pakistan have ambushed a bus then kidnapped and killed fourteen passengers in alliance of a lock separatist groups claiming responsibility for the attack on the main road between corrupt shia portal quater kemal hyder has more now from islam about. a courting good source says the attack took place on a quarterly highway known as the marker on quarter lyrae that connects karachi red go order the attack taking place at a remote section of that particular road but it was dropped the passenger door to get to our dead identity paper and red checked and it appeared that they were selective targeting off personnel echo shared with the government or the security forces including personnel from the navy they were taken away to a secondary location after dinner which they were shot at close range their hands tied behind their back however two of those people were able to a came from that

location and reported the entry again by looters don has seen a spate of attacks also recently in the hindi of where the minority shia community was that dog a day in which other people also will carry twenty in all and all short security forces convoy was attacked in a border town near the afghan border the pakistani security forces have been blaming both afghanistan and iran for providing sanctuary to some of these groups who are operating from those boys and using their border crossing that an attacking inside pakistan indeed another senior said and their claim of responsibility taken by a blues group known as brah which in local language means brother and they said dead most of those who were targeted or security forces personnel ok let's get more on this for you joining us here on al-jazeera rashid he's

a central asia security analyst mike rashid welcome to al-jazeera other multiple sets of talkers in this what conflict has been going on for ten eleven years now. well this particular conflict which is a separatist movement by polo cerm. separatists who wanted dependence from pakistan had been going on since two thousand and four two thousand and five and each group was wiped out or taken out by the military another group seems to come and replace it so this is being a very longstanding. see that has been going on and it has led to many atrocities including the disappearance of hundreds of of photo to you allegedly a by the military and the security forces. but on the other side there also a baluchistan has become the kind of happy third for slum ikey extremism and

the groups such as isis are now operating there they carried out apparently this terrible attack last week in which some twenty people were killed. in battle i mean to the community and much of the third the to the an important job but it just down revolves around the chinese who are building a port of a naval base in quadro and also. building of course the belt and road infrastructure projects which includes railroad a road to rare waves and factories and power out. targeted aeration so. it has become extremely tentative and clearly this attack the thing carried out to try and humiliate not just the but certainly authorities but also the chinese

mean apparently the attackers and these are unconfirmed reports went through who they were going to take away and then killed by checking their relevant identity papers is that significant i mean were they going after specific people who they thought might be in the group. certainly i can i think so what the militants are claiming is that they killed only. the security personnel who were on the buses. the government said that is not true they also killed you know civilians and had other people so it's very unclear exactly you know what happened down there but certainly in the past to boot separatists have usually singled out known.