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DUBAI: Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Equities markets limp to finish line after volatile week
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Wall Street surge buoys Gulf, Saudi banks strong
* Oil prices steady near year-and-a-half lows ahead of New Year O/R
* Middle East Crude-Dubai softens; PetroChina gets 13 cargoes
* PRECIOUS-Gold holds near 6-month high on softer dollar, tumultuous stocks
* GRAPHIC-Take Five: The Year of the Bear! World markets themes for the week ahead
* Russia, Turkey discuss coordination in Syria after U.S. withdrawal
* Bomb kills three Vietnamese tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids -officials
* Egyptian forces kill 40 suspected militants after tourist bus bombed
* Yemen's Houthis start redeployment in Hodeidah as part
* UAE reopens Syria embassy in boost for Assad
* EXCLUSIVE-U.S. commanders recommend letting Kurdish fighters in Syria keep weapons
* UAE civil aviation: rescue helicopter crashed, all crew dead
* Syrian surprise: How Trump's phone call changed the war
EGYPT
* Deposed Egyptian presidents come face to face in court
* Egypt's central bank holds interest rates
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia: Govt reshuffle was expected as its four-year term was up
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE's TAQA Says TAQA Atrush Increases Working Interest In Atrush Block By 7.5 Pct
* Dubai's Arabtec Unit Gets AED 222 Mln Construction Contract At Villanova
QATAR
* Qatar's Pearl gas-to-liquids plant back to normal production rate-Shell
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's Unicap Receives Purchase Offer For Stake In Iskan Oman Investment
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain says no interruption to diplomatic ties with Syria
(Reporting By Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))