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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-Shares drop as China consulate closure fans Sino-U.S. tensions
* Oil ticks up, but gains capped by demand destruction
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Kuwait falls on broad-based losses, property shares hit Dubai
* PRECIOUS-Gold slips as investors book profit, holds on to near 9-year high
* Pandemic hit to haj saddens would-be pilgrims
* Gulf firms to delay investments due to oil, coronavirus shocks - S&P
* Middle East Crude- Benchmarks fall; Upper Zakum, ESPO soften
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia to widen privatisation scope, finance minister
* Saudi wealth fund PIF has ample liquidity - finance minister
* Saudi July data promising for recovery, many uncertainties remain - finance minister
* Saudi Telecom Q2 Profit Falls
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE's Oman Insurance Q2 Profit Rises
* Prayers for Eid al-Adha will be at home in UAE
* Dubai's Mashreqbank Q2 Profit Falls
* Sharjah Islamic Bank Q2 Profit Falls
* UAE's ADNOC and ADQ form JV to invest in chemical projects
* Finablr Appoints Skadden To Lead Investigation Into Co
* UAE's migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
QATAR
* Qatar International Islamic Bank H1 Profit Rises
* Qatar National Cement H1 Profit Falls
* Qatar Airways seeks $5 bln compensation from Arab bloc over airspace ban
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain's BBK H1 Profit Falls
KUWAIT
* Kuwait ruler leaves the country to complete medical treatment in the U.S
* Ooredoo Kuwait Posts Q2 Loss
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))