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Following are excerpts from a statement by Egyptian TV host Amr Adib, which aired on Al-Hayat TV on Jnauary 31, 2011:
Amr Adib: I would like to go over some of the names of the new ministers... I personally, am please that certain ministers are gone. I'm gloating at them.
Co-host: Who?
Amr Adib: Farouq Hosni [the minister of culture]. Farouq Hosni, enough of him.
Co-host: Don't say that...
Amr Adib: Enough!
Co-host: You are at liberty to say...
Amr Adib: The business with UNESCO, the theft of the [Van Gogh] picture... Enough! Farouq Hosni has been minister for 90 years. Enough. He should go. We thank him, but he should go paint self-portraits and earn lots of money.
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