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))