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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-Asia stocks welcome trade talks, euro on defensive
* PRECIOUS-Gold gains on rate-cut hopes, Middle East tensions
* Oil edges higher on U.S. inventory decline, escalating Mideast tensions
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Emaar lifts Dubai to eight-month high; weak earnings hurt Saudi
* U.S. military took defensive action against second Iranian drone last week
* ANALYSIS-On hard road to reform, Lebanon may need old friends
* Syrian state TV reports Israeli attack in southern Syria
* Trump's Middle East envoy faces resistance at U.N. Security Council
* Top Turkish officials visit Jordan in move to deepen ties - officials
* U.N. says war in Yemen is "eminently resolvable"
* Iran vows to secure Strait of Hormuz, urges diplomacy
* EXCLUSIVE-Britain wins early European support for Hormuz naval mission
EGYPT
* POLL-Egypt's GDP growth seen slowing to 5.5% in current fiscal year
* EgyptAir exec says no 'logical reason' for British Airways cancellations to Cairo
* Egypt's GASC buys 300,000 tonnes of wheat in tender
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia urges global community to deter maritime trade disruptions
* Saudi consumer prices fall in June but deflation eases
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* BRIEF-UAE's Eshraq Investments Q2 Profit Falls
* BRIEF-Dubai's DU Q2 Profit Rises
* Oil sector lifts Abu Dhabi's Q1 GDP by 5.7%
* ADNOC, China's Wanhua Chemical sign deal potentially worth $12 bln
* Emirates Strategic Investments to raise $600 mln in debut sukuk
* ADNOC's Ruwais Refinery West Cracker shut for maintenance, no supply interruption expected
* DP World's Dubai shipping container volumes fall for 5th consecutive quarter
QATAR
* Qatar Petroleum signs deal on three Kenyan offshore blocks
* BRIEF-Qatar's Al Khalij Commercial Bank H1 Profit Rises
KUWAIT
* BRIEF-Kuwait Finance House Signs Contract To Sell A Unit
* BRIEF-Kuwait's Warba Bank Q2 Profit Rises
BAHRAIN
* BRIEF-Investcorp Raises Up To $142 Mln In Private Equity India Fund
* BRIEF-Bahrain's GFH Acquires $180 Mln Senior Healthcare Portfolio In U.S.
OMAN
* Deficit cut, Fitch note give respite to Oman's debt investors
* Duqm refinery completes more than 25% of multi-billion dollar project-CEO
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))