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
* Stocks grind lower as markets await clues on trade talks
* Oil falls as big U.S. crude build offsets hopes for U.S.-China trade talks
* MIDEAST STOCKS- Saudi leads Gulf higher, COMI supports Egypt
* PRECIOUS- Gold firms as markets await clarity on trade talks
* U.S. accuses two former Twitter employees of spying for Saudi Arabia
* Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to try to resolve dam dispute by Jan. 15 -Treasury
* Investcorp launches $500 mln fund to invest in Asian food sector
* Iran fuels centrifuges, resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow
* Houthis fire missiles at Yemen's Mokha port, military coalition says
* Water crisis builds in Egypt as dam talks falter, temperatures rise
* Trump says talks with Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan on dam dispute went well
* Erdogan says Turkey has captured Baghdadi's wife in Syria
* Ride-hailing market revs up in Egypt
* Three Mexicans, one Swiss wounded in stabbing at Jordan tourist spot
* Iraqi security forces break up protests in Battle of the Bridges
* Lebanese banks worry capital increase deadline is too tight - sources
* U.S. sets sights on shipping companies for sanctions evasions
* Saudi Aramco joins initiative to reduce flaring to zero by 2030
* Blockage of Umm Qasr port has cost Iraq over $6 bln -PM's spokesman
* EXCLUSIVE-Iran briefly held IAEA inspector, seized travel documents -diplomats
EGYPT
* Egypt's net foreign reserves rise to $45.247 bln in October
* Egypt to auction one-year euro T-bills on Nov. 11 -central bank
* Egypt to auction one-year euro T-bills on Nov. 11 -central bank
* Water crisis builds in Egypt as dam talks falter, temperatures rise
* FACTBOX-Key facts about Ethiopia's giant Nile dam
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi's NCLE Board Proposes FY Dividend Of 0.80 Riyal/Share
* Chinese State-Owned Entities In Talks To Invest Combined $5 Bln To $10 Bln In Aramco's IPO - Bloomberg
* Saudi deficit contained in Q3 despite 25% oil revenue drop
* Saudi Real Estate Qtrly Profit Falls
* Saudi Aramco makes IPO offer to Malaysia's Petronas
* Saudi mall operator Arabian Centres plans debut dollar bond sale – sources
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* DSI Says New Management Commited To Continuing Firm's Restructuring Plan
* Dubai Financial Market Q3 Profit Rises
* UAE's Finance House Q3 Profit Falls
* Ras Al Khaimah National Insurance Posts Q3 Loss
* UAE GDP growth seen at 2.5% next year - IMF
* UAE's TAQA Posts Q3 Loss
* Abu Dhabi's multi-billion dollar airport expansion delayed again - sources
* UAE's Fujairah oil inventory data for week ended Nov 4
QATAR
* Qatar's QIIB Starts Investor Meetings In East Asian Countries And UK
* Qatar's Masraf Al Rayan Issues $500 Mln Sukuk
KUWAIT
* Zain Kuwait Q3 Profit Rises
* NBK, KFH Arrange 350 Mln Dinars Facility for Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain's Arab Banking Corporation Q3 Profit Rises
(Compiled by Dubai Newsroom;) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))