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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 markets follow global shares higher, trade war still in focus
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Egypt plunges as liqudity tightens, Saudi climbs
* Oil prices rise amid drop in U.S. stockpiles, supply worries
* PRECIOUS-Gold prices steady as easing trade concerns drag on dollar
* Hezbollah leader says group will stay in Syria until further notice
* Italy court finds Saipem guilty in Algeria graft case but acquits Eni
* Turkey, U.S. relations will strengthen with investment and trade - Erdogan speech text
* U.S. seeking to negotiate a treaty with Iran
* Turkish banks agree to help businesses with loan restructuring
* Emerging-market debt issuance on ice after turbulent summer
* Algeria plans 1.5 percent spending cut next year -government document
* Iran says OPEC producers will run out of options to replace its oil - WSJ
* Yemen central bank nearly doubles interest rate to halt riyal plunge
EGYPT
* USDA Attache Report: Grain and Feed Update Cairo Egypt
* Egypt "resilient" to emerging market turbulence - minister
* Egypt to sell around $5 billion in foreign currency bonds in coming months - finance minister
* Egypt to evaluate method of further state company sales in Jan -finance minister
* Egypt's suez canal revenues rise to $502.2 mln in August - government website
* Amnesty says crackdown turns Egypt into an "open air prison" for critics
* Egypt, Cyprus in deal to pipe Aphrodite gas to liquefaction plant
* Egyptian tobacco firm Eastern announces 5:1 share split
SAUDI ARABIA
* Islamic Development Bank issues $1.3 billion sukuk
* ''Pakistan always stands by Saudi Arabia,'' Khan tells Arabiya TV
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* MOVES-First Abu Dhabi Bank's head of securities departs
* Abu Dhabi studies restructuring options for $1.2 bln Etihad-linked bonds -sources
* ADNOC Refining's Ruwais unit reaches full production of polymer-grade Propylene
* UAE central bank trims 2018 GDP growth forecast to 2.3 pct
* BRIEF-UAE's Gulftainer Signs $600 Mln Wilmington Port Concession
QATAR
* Qatar appoints Mansour al-Mahmoud CEO of $320 bln sovereign fund
KUWAIT
* Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait prints $300 mln perpetual bond
(FReporting By Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))