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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
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks rise as U.S. earnings prop up Wall St, dollar solid
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi falls for second day, property stocks weigh on Dubai
* Oil prices rise on Iran sanctions worries, falling Venezuelan output
* PRECIOUS-Gold hovers near 5-wk lows amid dollar pressure, rising yields
* Middle East Crude-Benchmarks hold steady; ENI sells June Das
* European powers say nearing plan to save Iran nuclear pact
* Boeing defers Iran deliveries, eases output concerns
* Iran detains British-Iranian academic -New York-based rights group
* United States to lower foreign arms sales surcharge - DSCA director
* Output at Libya's Waha Oil Co back to normal after fire - engineer
* US not seeking to reopen Iran nuclear deal, envoy says
* Turkey's central bank hikes top rate by a bigger-than-expected 75 basis points
* Pope invites Mideast religious leaders to Italy for peace summit
* Palestinian UN aid still $200 mln short after Trump cuts
* U.S. probing Huawei for possible Iran sanctions violations -sources
* U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Trump's travel ban
* Iran finalising 2 bln euros of foreign mine investment
* Iran pours scorn on nuclear talks, dismisses "tradesman" Trump
SAUDI ARABIA
* Sinopec plans to extend cuts in Saudi crude oil imports to June, July - officials
* Schools, water are priorities as Saudi launches privatisation plan
* Saudi sets up committee on Saudi Oger debt restructuring -sources
* Saudi Arabia needs 1.2 mln jobs by 2022 to hit unemployment target - official
* Total interested in exploring Saudi petrol station market with Aramco
* Saudi's Olayan says IPO depends on market conditions
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Noble Group's dissident shareholder takes action to block debt deal
* Weapons stolen from UAE training facility in Somalia, sold on open market
* TABLE-UAE's Fujairah oil inventory data for week ended April 23
* Dubai Crude for July to be priced at $0.15/bbl above Oman
QATAR
* Qatar Airways confirms "substantial" annual loss, blames regional row
KUWAIT
* Kuwait orders Philippines ambassador to leave in domestic workers dispute
* Kuwait Energy starts producing natural gas from field in southern Iraq
(Reporting by Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com;))