DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares, U.S. stock futures dented by growth worries 

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Financials buoy Egypt, Saudi inches up on banks 

* Oil prices fall as economic growth worries spread 

* PRECIOUS-Gold near 3-wk lows as firmer dollar dents safe-haven appeal 

* Hundreds protest demonstrator's death in Sudan -witnesses 

* Sudan freezes credentials of two journalists covering protests

* Iran fails to find any buyers for crude offered on exchange

* Germany bans Iranian airline from its airspace after US pressure

* Turkey, U.S. discussed Syria pullout, foreign ministry source says 

* Suicide bomber rams U.S.-backed forces at Syria checkpoint

* Russia committed to oil output cuts 

* No politics please for Baghdad bikers aiming to unite Iraq 

* Iran's gas output has risen 35 percent compared with 2012 

* Iraq's southern oil exports hold near record in January 

* Erdogan says Turkey will not allow Syria safe zone that will turn into "swamp" 

* CNOOC resells floating LNG cargo to Japan amid lacklustre winter demand 

* Japanese refiners load first Iran oil cargo since U.S. sanctions

 

EGYPT

* Egypt's GASC to pay on-sight for wheat in international tenders 

* Egypt's GASC to issue letters of credit at sight for wheat payments 

* Egypt's Suez Canal revenue rises to $5.7 bln in 2018 

* Egypt's GASC mulls change to payment terms - traders 

* Egypt to invest $9 bln refineries' upgrade over four years- minister

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Alhokair's mall unit files for IPO, offering in Q2 -sources 

* Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Q4 Loss Narrows 

* Head of Saudi Civil Aviation authority sacked -TV

* Saudi Arabia crude exports rise to 8.235 mln bpd in Nov 

* Saudi cleric detained in crackdown dies 

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Dana Gas Buys Back Sukuk Of $5 Mln 

* UK academic says was forced by UAE to confess to spying charges 

* Dubai property developers put bond plans on hold -sources 

 

QATAR

* Qatar to put $500 mln in Lebanon bonds to support economy 

* Qatar's Masraf Al Rayan Q4 profit up 6.8 pct, in line with forecasts 

* Sudan's Bashir to visit Qatar amid ongoing unrest at home 

KUWAIT

* Kuwait budget to boost spending to spur growth 

 

(Reporting By Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))