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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 slip; German, Korean data hurt risk appetite
* MIDEAST STOCKS- Egypt, Qatar gain on financials; cement makers lift Saudi
* PRECIOUS- Gold firms on weak German data, strong dollar caps gains
* Oil hovers near 6-mth high as U.S. stockpile build counters supply fears
* Iran's Zarif believes Trump does not want war, but could be lured into conflict
* U.N. rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia's beheading of 37 men
* Goldman Sachs in talks to buy restructured Turkish loans -sources
* Iraq to focus on energy exploration in western desert -minister
* Turkish lira at weakest level in six months on election, U.S. strains
* Rouhani says Saudi Arabia, UAE owe their existence today to Iran -TV
* Iraq agrees deal with China's CPECC to process gas from giant oilfield
* U.S. sanctions have denied Iran more than $10 bln in oil revenue - U.S. official
EGYPT
* CI Capital Holding Q1 Consol Profit Rises
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Launches 30-Year Sukuk In Domestic Market
* Saudi Arabia’s energy minister says China has not yet asked for more crude oil
* Saudi central bank sees more interest from regional banks
* Saudi Arabia's economy to grow at least 2 pct in 2019
* Saudi Arabia posts 27.8 bln riyal budget surplus in Q1
* Nigeria's oil minister, Saudi Aramco discuss investment options
* Saudi's Falih sees no need for swift output action after Iran oil waivers end
* Alawwal Bank Shareholders To Vote On Termination, Settlement Agreement With Natwest Markets
* U.K. asset manager Standard Life Aberdeen bought $100 mln of Aramco bond -chairman
* Saudi's Edaa Signs MoU With Euroclear Bank
* Saudi Arabia agrees to set up venture capital funds worth $400 mln
* Indonesia's Pertamina, Saudi Aramco may end refinery talks in June
* Aramco's bond is "only the beginning", Saudi energy minister says
* Credit Suisse will receive Saudi banking license, finance minister says
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE's Union National Bank Q1 Profit Falls
* UAE's RAKBANK Q1 Profit Up By 31.7 Pct
* UAE M3 MONEY SUPPLY +6.9 PERCENT Y/Y IN MARCH - CENTRAL BANK
* UAE's National Investor Shareholders Approve Share Buy Back
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's Jazeera Airways Posts Q1 Profit
* Ooredoo Kuwait Q1 Profit Falls
QATAR
* Qatar First Bank Posts Q1 Profit
* Qatar's United Development Posts Q1 Profit Of 176 Mln Riyals
* Qatar's Zad Holding Shareholders Approve Foreign Ownership To Be Upto 49 Pct
(Reporting By Dubai Newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))