60 percent of Syria is controlled either by ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra or other terrorist organisations, organisations that have been recognised as terrorist by the United States, as well as other countries and the UN. It is them and not anyone else who have control over 60 percent of Syrian territory.

I read papers, try to watch news programs on television, but, as a rule, recorded. During the day I have no time for that, so I watch something taped. As for the newspapers, I try to get through them every day. Additionally, of course, I look through news bulletins.

A happy love needs to be reciprocated.

Everything will probably never be Ok. But we have to try for it.

Syria is already in the grips of a civil war, unfortunately enough, and Egypt is moving in that direction. We would like to see the Egyptian people avoid this fate.

I was told that [Japan journalists] wanted to see my dog, Yume. You can see that she is in great shape.

There can be no democracy without observing the law and everyone must observe it - that is the most basic and important thing that we all should remember.