DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks up on U.S.-China thaw, Malaysian shares bounce, ringgit falls
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Blue chips help Saudi stocks lead regional gains
* Oil ebbs from multi-year highs on surge in U.S. drilling, Iran sanctions opposition
* PRECIOUS-Gold rises as U.S. rate-hike view grounds dollar
* Rouhani says Iran may remain part of nuclear accord
* Rhetoric over U.S. exit from Iran deal rises amid threat of sanctions
* Firebrand nationalist cleric Sadr leads Iraq election
* Most foreign envoys absent as Israel, U.S. launch embassy festivities
* The Palestinian whose life spans the "Catastrophe" of his people
* Iran court sentences eight men to death over Islamic State attack
* Germany sees difficulties in shielding firms after U.S. exits Iran deal
EGYPT
* Egypt beefs up security outside metro stations after fare rise protests
SAUDI ARABIA
* Geopolitics turn foreign investors net sellers of Saudi stocks last week
* BRIEF-Saudi's GASCO Board Proposes Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 Dividend
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE state oil giant ADNOC plans to invest $45 bln in downstream expansion
* UAE's Dana Gas agrees $700 mln sukuk restructuring deal
* BRIEF-Shuaa Capital Updates On Acquisition On Amwal International Investment
* UAE energy minister says focus on oil inventory at next OPEC meeting
* Virgin Mobile Middle East raises $30 mln in pre-IPO financing
* BUZZ-Abu Dhabi's Union National Bank falls on Q1 earnings miss
KUWAIT
* TABLE-Kuwait bank lending, money supply growth slow in March
* BRIEF-Kuwait's Agility Raises Credit Line To $725 Mln
* BRIEF-Kuwait's KIPCO Q1 Profit Rises
BAHRAIN
* TABLE-Bahrain March bank lending growth flat, M2 growth slows
* Bahrain central bank's foreign assets hit 7-month low
* BRIEF-Bahrain's GFH Financial Q1 Profit Rises
OMAN
* Total set to develop natural gas resources in Oman
(Reporting by Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com;))