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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares trade sideways as investors await fresh cues
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Cement makers stir Saudi stock rally, Dubai slips
* PRECIOUS-Gold falls to 1-wk low as Fed ambiguity clouds rate-cut bets
* Oil prices dip on record U.S. output, but global market tense
* As Trump team prepares Mideast plan, Palestinians face financial crisis
* Revenues boost Saudi Arabia's Q1 budget, expenditure up 8 pc
* Saudi-led coalition attacks air base adjoining Sanaa's airpor
* Kuwait plan for northern mega city faces political hurdles
* Nations using oil "as a weapon" causing damage to OPEC -Iran oil minister
* Istanbul election results divide Erdogan and nationalist allies
* Central bank binge buying fuels red-hot gold demand - WGC
SAUDI ARABIA
* Moody's Says Saudi Arabia's Debt Trend Will Improve Over Next 2-3 Yrs
* Saudi coast guard rescues Iranian oil ship in Red Sea, no injuries -SPA
* Saudi's Petrorabigh Q1 Profit Falls
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Abu Dhabi lenders merge into ADCB Group as consolidation gathers pace
* Arab states support Sudan transition, want stability - UAE minister
* Average Dubai crude oil price in April rises to six-month high
* Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala finalising $2 billion revolving loan -sources
* UAE's Aramex Q1 Profit Rises
* UAE's ADNOC launches 2nd exploration bid round for oil, gas blocks
* Abu Dhabi's ADNOC Distribution posts 6.6 pct jump in first-quarter profit
QATAR
* Qatar says tightening Iran sanctions harms oil consuming nations
* Qatar central bank sells 600 million riyals of t-bills -statement
KUWAIT
* POLL- MENA fund managers increase investments in Kuwait, UAE
OMAN
* Goal of June OPEC meeting to extend output cuts - Oman energy minister
* Reforms, fiscal consolidation key to ease concerns over Oman's debt – World Bank
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain responds frostily to French call for dialogue with opposition
* Eni signs offshore exploration and production deal with Bahrain
(Reporting By Dubai Newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))