 Qandil's show was cancelled when the state-owned Al Jamahiriya Radio's General Authority took control of the channel.There was no official reason for the cancellation, but Qandil stated it was because of "instructions from high-ranking Libyan officials due to pressures from Egypt".He was reportedly offered to present "Qalam Rosas" on the Hezbollah-linked Al-Manar TV in early 2009, but opted not to join citing an unclear situation regarding his contract with Al-Libia.