Also... why wouldn't you spell out "millions" in a headline? WHO is editing this stuff? Dude!
Smuggled Antics Worth Mlns Of Dinars Seized By Customs
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 4: Director-General of General Administration of Customs Ibrahim Al-Ghanim has referred the file of antics said to have been smuggled from an unidentified Arab country into Kuwait to the Assistant Undersecretary for Criminal Security Affairs Major-General Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khalifa, re...
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Not to mention "antiques"...gotta love those "antics"..
I read this too and was SO confused! What the heck are antics?! I thought it was drugs, alcohol, sexual toys... but they really mean like 'tricks'? I'm STILL confused -- which is often how I feel after reading the Arab Times. Little bit of information, poor editing, and no follow-up.
Even with the Arabian English you have to be pretty dumb not to be able to figure out that the article was about millions of $$ of antiques smuggled in from abroad -- most likley Libya.
I think we got the point that it was antiques, but ridiculous to have that level of "quality" in a leading daily "English" paper.
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