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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-Asia stocks wait on Sino-US talks, China trade data
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks drag Qatar to 3-month low, Saudi gains
* PRECIOUS-Gold rises on hopes of Fed pause; trade talks in focus
* Oil rises on hopes for U.S.-China trade spat breakthrough
* U.S.-Libya forces raid al Qaeda site in Libyan city of Ubari -Libyan official
* EU adds Saudi Arabia to dirty-money blacklist, upsets Britain
* U.S. House backs measure to end U.S. support for Saudis in Yemen war
* Suicide bomber kills 27 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards
* Three Syrians arrested in Germany and France for suspected crimes against humanity
* U.S. charges former Air Force officer for spying for Iran
* Netanyahu meets Omani FM, hints other Arab states warming to Israel
* UN court rules it has jurisdiction to hear Iran claim against U.S. over assets
* Airbus poised to axe A380 as Emirates reviews demand -sources
* Libya dreams of mega port in history-laden east
* COFCO Int'l eyes sugar assets in Brazil - softs head
EGYPT
* Egypt to allow imports of Serbian wheat - agriculture ministry
* Orascom investment holding shares jump 5 pct on Egypt's stock market
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi king launches $8 billion in development projects in capital
* Saudi envoy says kingdom to lift travel warning for Lebanon
* Saudi court rejects AHAB’s filing under bankruptcy law
* Saudi's CMA Approves Al Bilad Bank's Capital Increase Request
* Saudi's Al Khodari plunges to life low on accumulated losses
* Saudi's PIF to raise stake in ACWA Power, to expand overseas
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's Zain Group Q4 Net Income Up 59 Pct
* KFH Gets C.Bank Approval To Commence Due Diligences On AUB Acquisition
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Aldar Properties FY Profit Falls
* Mubadala's venture capital unit to launch $400 mln European fund - exec
* Dubai's Marka FY Loss Narrows
* Emaar Malls FY Profit Rises
* Dubai Investments Agreed To Acquire 66 Pct Shares Of Globalpharma For $36.3 Mln
* UAE's Etisalat FY Profit Rises
* UAE's United Arab Bank FY Profit Rises
* Abu Dhabi's Tawazun Economic Council launches $680 mln security, defense fund
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain's Ithmaar Holding Q4 Loss Narrows
QATAR
* Qatari stake in Rosneft paves way for global energy deals - Doha envoy
* Qatar Petroleum signs 5-year light naphtha sale agreement with Marubeni
* INSIGHT-Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner building bailout
* Merging Qatar banks to cut more than 150 jobs, Barwa boss to be CEO -sources
OMAN
* Oman's actual budget deficit 2.7 bln rials in 2018 - ONA
* Oman's January oil output around 970,000 bpd - news agency
(Reporting By Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))