Aug 8 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks rise as investors hunt for yield; Aussie shines MKTS/GLOB

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf starts week on strong footing, Egypt slips back urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0FO

* Oil prices rise on renewed output freeze talks, but fundamentals remain weak O/R

* Gold near 1-wk low as US jobs data boosts rate-hike expectations urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1AP183

* Turkey's Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0B4

* Iran executes nuclear scientist for spying for U.S. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0AG

* Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AN0BA

* Saudi-led coalition launches 30 air strikes in Yemen - residents urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0C2

* Erdogan says talks with Putin to open new page in relations -TASS urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0MJ

* Iran plans to buy 20 regional jets from Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0PB

* Jets pound rebels after they break Aleppo siege urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0SG

EGYPT

* Egypt's Siemens power plants to go online in December urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0IA

* Egypt public prosecutor says $70 mln worth of local wheat falsely claimed urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0GX

* Egyptian foreign reserves down to $15.536 bln at end-July urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0QS

* Telecom Egypt board gives final approval to buy 4G licence urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0JH

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi petchem margins benefit from oil, but not for long urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO05Q

* Saudi British Bank proposes lower interim dividend urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nD5N17T029

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* UAE warns that criminals may radicalise youths via video games urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO09M

* Dubai airport says traffic in June reduced by Ramadan urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO095

KUWAIT

* Kuwait's Agility says Q2 net profit up 11 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1AO0KU

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain's Al Baraka Banking Group Q2 net profit dips 2.8 pct urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nD5N1A400R

* Bahrain's Batelco proposes unchanged dividend for H1 2016 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nD5N1A400U

(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((Bernardo.Vizcaino@thomsonreuters.com; Telf: +61293218168; Reuters Messaging: bernardo.vizcaino.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))

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