Aug 24 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks cement gains after recent rally, oil slips

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf slides with oil but closes off lows

* Oil prices fall on U.S. crude stocks build; fears over China demand

* Gold steady as investors await U.S. rate hike clues

* Turkey cuts rates again despite ratings worries

* COLUMN-Saudi Arabia isn't flooding oil market ahead of freeze talks: Kemp

* Turkey vows to cleanse Islamic State from border after wedding attack

* Kurdish group in near full control of Syria's Hasaka city

* In Iraq, Nigeria and now Turkey, child bombers strike

* Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words

* Iraq asks foreign companies to raise oil output, exports

* Iran will take part in Algeria OPEC meeting -source

* WIDER IMAGE-World's largest cemetery grows bigger as Shi'ite militias bury their dead

* Iraq's new oil minister sticks by demand to review foreign contracts

* Two soldiers killed in blast in Turkey's southeast -sources

* Middle East Crude-Offers of Abu Dhabi, Qatari grades pour in

* Iran signals more willingness for OPEC action to boost oil price

* SPECIAL REPORT-Massacre reports show U.S. inability to curb Iraq militias

* Syria Kurds win battle with gov't, Turkey mobilises against them

* Turkish military, U.S.-led coalition launch operation in northern Syria - gov't press office

* With Biden visit, U.S. seeks balance with truculent Turkey

* UN braces for refugee exodus from Iraq's Mosul

* Iraq has not yet reached its full oil market share, says PM

* Mass protests in West Bank city after Palestinian detainee dies



EGYPT

* Egypt plans to end fuel subsidies within three years - sources

* Egypt wheat commission submits corruption report amid calls for minister to resign

* Egypt's GASC receives offers in sunflower, soyoil tenders -trade

* Egyptian pound stable at regular dollar sale and on black market

* Egypt's GASC cancels wheat tender, no reason given



SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi govt selling up to 20 bln riyals of bonds -Maaal

* Saudi Aramco asks to reduce stake in Indonesia refinery -energy minister



UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* UAE's RAKBANK expects low-single digit loan growth in 2016 -CEO



QATAR

* BRIEF-Tekfen Holding unit Tekfen Insaat signs pre-protocol for $2.1 bln project in Qatar

* BRIEF-Empire State Realty announces $622 mln investment by Qatar Investment Authority

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