DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug 18, SPA -- Syria has banned an Antiguan ship from its ports because it had earlier stopped in Israeliports, Mohammed al-Ajami, head of the Syrian regionaloffice for the boycott of Israel, said Wednesday. The Ministry of Economy blacklisted the Petra-F ship forviolating the rules of the Arab boycott of Israel, thegovernment newspaper Tishrin reported. The ministry acts on recommendations of the Office of theArab Boycott of Israel, set up in 1951 by Arab nations toban companies that do business with Israel from operatingin the Arab world.--SPA1320 Local Time 1020 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/192967