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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares drift as tariff deadline looms, pound eases on YouGov poll
* Oil prices wilt on surprise build-up in U.S. crude stocks
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi stocks ends winning streak before Aramco's debut
* PRECIOUS-Gold stalls ahead of Fed policy statement, tariffs deadline
* Qatari PM attends Gulf summit but no mention of 2-1/2 year row
* U.S. grounds Saudi pilots, halts military training after base shooting
* SPECIAL REPORT-White House veterans helped Gulf monarchy build secret surveillance unit
* U.N. unable to verify that weapons used in Saudi oil attack were from Iran
* U.S. bars former Saudi diplomat in Turkey from entering U.S. over Khashoggi murder
* Saudi minister: important Lebanon finds way forward for stability, sovereignty
EGYPT
* Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation rises to 3.6% in November
* Egypt GASC buys 355,000 tonnes of wheat in tender- traders
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SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi central bank ready for any Aramco-related liquidity squeeze
* Non-Saudi investors get 23% of Aramco IPO institutional tranche
* Saudi Aramco Sounds Out Investors On Fresh International IPO - WSJ
* Japan, Saudi Aramco extend Okinawa crude storage deal
* BRIEF-Saudi's SAMA Sets Minimum Paid-Up Capital At 20 Mln Riyals For Microfinance Companies
* Saudi Aramco will exercise 15% greenshoe option in whole or part during first 30 days of trading
UAE
* Mubadala has invested $100 billion in U.S., eyes China - deputy CEO
* BRIEF-Reliance Industries and ADNOC To Explore Development Of Ethylene Dichloride Facility In Ruwais
* UAE-based Crescent Petroleum has invested over $3 bln in Iraq -CEO
* Dubai's ENOC Signs Aviation Fuel Supply Agreement With Indian Oil Corp
QATAR
* Salam International Board On Dec 29 To Study Some Potential Investment Opportunities
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's Al Mal Investment Q3 Loss Widens
OMAN
* Tethys Oil: November Share Of Production From Blocks 3&4 Onshore Oman Amounts To 401,527 Barrels Of Oil
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))