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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 down on Fed hike, Sino-US trade anxiety
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf stocks lose steam as investors cut position ahead holidays
* Oil prices fall as U.S. crude production hits another record
* PRECIOUS-Gold slips as Fed signals two more rate raises
* Middle East Crude-August al-Shaheen premiums hold steady vs July
* Arab states launch biggest assault of Yemen war with attack on main port
* Syria's Assad says still pursuing political solution for rebel-held south
* Trump, Iran spar over oil prices ahead of OPEC meeting
* Sadr-Amiri alliance lowers Iraq's political temperature
* Austria's Oberbank withdraws from Iran
* Turkish lira weakens 1 percent against dollar
* Growing Islamic finance firms lobby Britain for tax relief
* Global oil demand to grow steadily in 2019 but trade risks loom-IEA
EGYPT
* Egypt's EGAS seeks 9 LNG cargoes for delivery in July-August -market sources
* Egyptian Electricity Holding signs $900 million syndicated loan - sources
SAUDI ARABIA
* MEDIA-Saudi wealth fund chief joins board of SoftBank's Arm group - Bloomberg
* Saudi central bank raises repo and reverse repo rates by 25 bps
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* EXCLUSIVE-Etihad Airways in talks to cancel, defer Boeing 777X orders -sources
* Abu Dhabi's Mubadala to launch $400 million European tech fund
* TABLE-UAE's Fujairah oil inventory data for week ended June 11
QATAR
* Qatar extends $500 mln aid package to Jordan - official
* Fitch Revises 9 Qatari Banks' Outlook to Stable
KUWAIT
* Kuwait central bank maintains discount rate at 3 pct
* Kuwait’s Kufpec taps banks for over $1 billion loan - sources
* Kuwait International Bank Signs $250 Mln Murabaha Facility
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain raises key policy interest rate by 25 basis points (Reporting By Dubai newsroom)
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