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-Asian stocks swoon on signs of prolonged U.S.-China standoff 

* Oil prices extend slide to 3rd straight day, U.S.-China trade doubts grow 

* PRECIOUS-Gold holds firm as souring trade spat hurts risk appetite 

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Oil price fall weighs on Gulf markets, Saudi leads losses 

* Protests resume in Iraq's Sadr City as uprising enters second week 

* U.S.'s Pompeo urges Iraq's prime minister to tackle protesters’ grievances 

* UAE pulls some forces from Yemen's Aden as deal nears to end standoff 

* Trump consulted with Pentagon ahead of northeast Syria troop withdrawal 

* After bloodshed hits flashpoint district, Iraq scrambles to stem violence 

* Sudan has received half the $3 bln promised by Saudi Arabia and UAE 

* Hariri says UAE promised Lebanon aid after high-stakes talks 

* Iran foreign minister says ready to talk with Saudis if they stop 'killing people' 

* Former Barclays bankers lied about Qatari fees in 2008, fraud trial hears 

* Ethiopia says Egypt trying to maintain "colonial era" grip over Nile 

* Dubai ruler and princess set for legal battle in London next month 

* Middle East Crude-Benchmarks mixed; Indonesia sets Sept crude price 

 

EGYPT

* Egypt's GASC buys 295,000 tonnes of Russian, Ukrainian wheat 

* Egypt to produce 4 mln T white rice in 2019 season 

 

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi's Al Khodari Announces Termination Of A Road Project Contract 

* EXCLUSIVE-Saudi central bank vets local lenders ahead of Aramco IPO – sources 

* Saudi cabinet says Kingdom ready to meet world oil needs -SPA 

* Fitch downgrade weighs on Saudi Arabia, Aramco dollar bonds 

* Fitch Downgrades SABIC's Long-Term IDR To 'A' From 'A+' 

* Saudi energy minister, Russian minister discuss stability of oil markets 

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Takaful Emarat Says Wasim Ahmad Resigned As CFO 

* Mubadala Capital Appoints Senior Leadership Team In Europe 

* Etihad Airways expects to return to profitability in 2023 - exec 

* Abu Dhabi's Aldar hires banks for dollar sukuk 

* Aviation and tourism's share to UAE GDP seen at $128 bln in 20-yrs-IATA

 

QATAR

* Qatar opens CO2 storage plant, targets 5 mln T a year by 2025 

* Qatar will chose one contractor for new LNG trains

 

KUWAIT

* Kuwait Finance gains central bank approval for Ahli United takeover 

* Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Signs Islamic Financing With Local Bank 

* Kuwait Finance House expects AUB merger approvals within one month -CEO 

 

OMAN

* National Bank Of Oman Shareholders Approve Capital Raising Plans 

* Oman's Galfar Engineering Secures $2.7 Mln Sub Contract For Structural Steel Erection Works 

 

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom;) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))