DUBAI, April 27 (Reuters) - 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 retreat from highs on doubts over Trump tax plan

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi's Alawwal, SABB surge on initial merger talks, Egypt joins EM higher

* MIDEAST DEBT-Record issuance marks Gulf's shift towards bonds from loans

* Oil prices fall on lingering oversupply concerns

* PRECIOUS-Gold off 2-week lows on Trump tax reform doubts; BOJ, ECB awaited

* Middle East Crude-Benchmarks firm; focus on India, Taiwan tenders

* Large blast and fire at Damascus airport - Syrian Observatory

* Trump gives Pentagon power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits

* Morocco cabinet wins parliamentary backing, set to review budget

* 10 Iranian guards killed at Pakistani border, Tasnim news agency reports

* EU lawmakers call for suspension of Turkey accession talks

* Algeria, Venezuela agree to back extension of OPEC output deal - ministry

* Algeria annual inflation to March at 7 pct - agency

* Turkey's cenbank surprises with 'liquidity window' hike

* French intelligence says Assad forces carried out sarin attack

* Tunisia cenbank raises key rate to 4.75 pct to counter dinar slide

* Turkey hopes for major defence export deal with Saudi Arabia - defence minister

* Lebanon prequalifies eight more energy firms for offshore blocks

EGYPT

* Egypt suspends fish exports to lower local prices

* New Egyptian investment law to be issued in May - PM

* Egypt inflation to reach 21.6 pct by end-June, says PM

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Arabia says foils bombing attempt on Aramco fuel distribution terminal

* Saudi Arabia interested in further talks between OPEC, non-OPEC-minister

* Shares in Saudi's Alawwal Bank and SABB surge after merger talks

* TABLE-Saudi Arabia Q1 earnings estimates

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* UAE jails businessman for trying to ship generator to Iran -agency

* Etihad and partners' bonds nosedive on Alitalia concerns

* UAE central bank foreign assets rise sharply in March

* TABLE-UAE's Fujairah oil inventory data for week ended April 24

* TABLE-UAE bank lending growth edges down in March

* Abu Dhabi's TAQA slumps on S&P rating downgrade, negative outlook

* TABLE-Dubai Q1 earnings estimates

* TABLE-Abu Dhabi Q1 earnings estimates

* Emaar says hospitality unit to be listed at appropriate time

QATAR

* China's ICBC Doha clears more than $86 bln in yuan transactions

* TABLE-Qatar Q1 earnings estimates

KUWAIT

* TABLE-Kuwait Q1 earnings estimates

BAHRAIN

* TABLE-Bahrain Q1 earnings estimates

OMAN

* Oman's SalamAir budget carrier sees up to 12 Airbus A320s by 2020

* Metso to supply petrochemical complex in Oman

(Reporting By Dubai Newsroom)