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-Dollar wallows and stocks inch higher as stimulus eyed 

* Oil prices struggle to hold five-month high amid pandemic worries

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Major Gulf bourses end mixed; Egypt extends gains

* PRECIOUS-Gold steadies near record high as dollar stumbles

* Beirut reels from huge blast as death toll climbs to at least 135 

* World Bank says ready to mobilize financing for Lebanon blast recovery

* FACTBOX-Countries rally round Lebanon after Beirut blast 

* Lebanon Tribunal postpones verdict in Hariri case to Aug 18

* Pompeo says U.N. Security Council to vote next week on extending Iran arms embargo 

 

EGYPT

* Egypt's GASC buys 410,000 tonnes of wheat 

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi SAMBA posts 2.1% rise in Q2 profit on debt gains, fee income 

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Foreign investment in Dubai plummets in first half 2020 

* Large fire in closed market in Ajman, UAE, under control - police 

* GP Global hires financial restructuring experts after lenders pull back 

 

QATAR

* TABLE-UAE's Fujairah oil inventory data for week ended Aug. 3

 

OMAN

* Oman to lift internal travel restrictions, reduce curfew 

(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))