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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 stocks ride Wall St momentum to 17-month peak, pound slips
* Oil hovers near 3-month high on trade optimism, supply cuts
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks boost Saudi market as Aramco continues rally
* PRECIOUS-Gold on hold as Sino-U.S. trade uncertainty persists
* Qatar foreign minister says early talks with Saudi Arabia have broken stalemate
* Pentagon chief urges Iraq to stop attacks on bases housing U.S. forces
* Lebanon delays PM designation as political crisis deepens
* Lebanese army clashes with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut
* Four east Libyan oil terminals reopen -engineers
* Libya's Al-Ghani oilfield production capacity will reach 8000 bpd -NOC
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia's NCB, Riyad Bank pull plug on merger plan
* BRIEF-Saudi's Sipchem Says Inochem Obtains Credit Facility To Build, Operate Industrial Complex
UAE
* South Africa to push UAE on failure to ratify extradition treaty
* U.S. SEC settles with former Goldman banker over 1MDB scandal
* Indonesia targets more investments from UAE during visit in January
* UAE's Dana Gas Says Crescent Petroleum Ownership In Co Reaches 20%
QATAR
* Qatar announces biggest budget in five years, expects smaller surplus
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))