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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 propped up by hopes for Sino-US trade deal, cautious Fed
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Oil rise lifts all major Gulf markets, Saudi leads gains
* Oil stable on trade talk optimism and OPEC cuts, but slowdown looms
* PRECIOUS-Gold steady as dollar sags on Fed rate pause bets
* Trump wants safe withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria -White House
* Erdogan says US pullout from Syria must be planned carefully -New York Times
* Khamenei aide says US approached him in Kabul seeking talks with Iran
* Bank of Israel holds key rate at 0.25 pct, sees gradual tightening
* Tunisia tourism revenues jump by 45 pct with record number of visitors in 2018
* Turkey frees opposition figure pending terrorism trial - Anadolu
* Pakistan says UAE's financial assistance to shore up economy
EGYPT
* Egypt foreign reserves drop for first time post-devaluation
* Egypt to implement price indexation mechanism on gasoline starting April
SAUDI ARABIA
* "They will kill me": Saudi woman to seek asylum after fleeing family to Thailand
* Petronas-Saudi RAPID refinery begins trials on crude oil unit -sources
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Dubai ruler approves financial centre expansion plan
* ANALYSIS-UAE bank bailout signals sector restructuring, mergers
* Abu Dhabi's Masdar to double renewables capacity in five years - CEO
* Dubai residential prices could fall by up to 10 pct in 2019 - Savills
* UAE's largest bank to repay customers for fee charged in error
BAHRAIN
* BRIEF-Bahrain Islamic Bank Appoints Ameer Abdul Ghani Dairi As CFO
* BRIEF-Bahrain's Investcorp Closes $185 Mln Continuation Vehicle With Harbourvest
(Reporting By Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))