DUBAI  - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares edge up as U.S. bond yields come off late-2017 lows 

* MIDEAST STOCKS- Egypt hit by sell-off of blue chips, financials lift Qatar

* PRECIOUS-Gold near one-month peak as yields, equities slide 

* O/R -Oil prices mixed on economic slowdown fears, supply hopes 

* Trump recognizes Golan Heights as Israeli, boosting Netanyahu and angering Syria 

* McDonald's to buy Israel's Dynamic Yield 

* Turkish investors dumping low-yield lira deposits drove up dollar - bankers

* Turkish lira rebounds but concern lingers after selloff

* Uber drives Middle East mapping push ahead of IPO -source

* Damascus calls U.S. Golan decision attack on Syrian sovereignty

* Heavy weapons fire rocks Yemen's Hodeidah as U.N. pushes to clinch troop pullout

* Libyan oil workers at El Sharara, other fields demand salary increase

* Middle East Crude-Prices drop; Dubai sets June crude above Oman future

* Turkey plans to import more Iranian gas - IRNA

* Turkish unemployment edged up to 11 percent last year

* Turkey central bank says to use all instruments to maintain price stability

 

 

EGYPT

* Egypt's GASC to pay for wheat within 180 days instead of immediately

* Egypt's KIMA Sees FY 2019-2020 Profit Of EGP 296.8 Mln

* Telecom Egypt Reactivates Early Retirement Program

* Egypt Aluminum Changes FY 2019-20 Forecast

* Egypt's central bank seen maintaining key rates

SAUDI ARABIA

* SHUAA Capital Saudi Arabia Launches SHUAA REIT

* Atheeb Telecom Appoints SKFH As Financial Adviser For Capital Reduction

* Saudi's TAPRCO Board Proposes Capital Increase Through Rights Issue

* Saudi beats Russia to top spot among China crude oil suppliers in Feb -customs

* Saudi Arabia's SAGO buys 730,000 tonnes barley in tender

* Saudi's Alrajhi Takaful FY Profit Rises

 

 

 

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain LNG terminal to start commercial operations in May

* Nass Corporation Says Unit Awarded Sub-Contract For Project In Bahrain

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Uber looks to pick up Careem in $3 bln deal - sources

* Abu Dhabi approves $1.5 bln for water scarcity and food security R&D

* RAKBANK To Commence Investor Meetings In Preparation For Bond Issuance

* Dubai Crude for June to be priced at $0.05/bbl above Oman

* UAE's Shuaa Capital, ADFG mandate banks on merger plan - ADFG

* UAE's ADNOC awards onshore exploration block to Indian consortium

* DFM Says Direct Deal Implemented On 155.5 Mln Shares Of Union Properties

 

 

KUWAIT

* Kuwait's Senergy Holding Posts Q4 Loss

* Arkan Al Kuwait With Clients Buys Commercial Property In UK

* Kuwait's Privatization Holding Posts Q4 Loss

* Kuwait's Al Aqaria Q4 Profit Falls

 

 

QATAR

* Qatar Airways backs Boeing despite MAX crash crisis

* Qatar's Al Meera Shareholders Approve Increasing Foreign Ownership To 49 Pct

* Qatar's QIIB Shareholders Approve Ownership Of Foreign Investors Upto 49 Pct

 

 

(Reporting By Dubai Newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))