 This reasoning was dismissed by Dream TV manager Sanaa Mansour, who stated that Qandil had not been let go, was free to express himself and left the show without offering an explanation to management.In 2004 Qandil moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began hosting a program on Dubai TV called "Qalam Rosas" ("Pencil").The program was virtually a continuation of "Ra'is al-Tahrir", a highly watched show dealing with the Arab world's major political, economic and social affairs of the day.