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DUBAI - 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 shares hover around 3-week highs on Chinese support measures
* Oil prices slip ahead of data pointers on impact of coronavirus on demand
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Qatar leads most of Gulf lower, blue chips hurt Egypt
* PRECIOUS-Gold holds near 2-week high on uncertainty over virus impact
* Rouhani says Iran will never yield to U.S. pressure for talks
* PREVIEW-Khamenei loyalists may tighten grip at Iran election
* EXCLUSIVE-Qatar delays partnerships for natural gas expansion amid price collapse-sources
* Syrian forces seize most of Aleppo province, on eve of Turkey-Russia talks
* S&P Global warns $40 oil could leave Gulf close to junk
* Crisis puts Lebanon's survival at stake, Hezbollah warns
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EGYPT
* Netanyahu says Israeli planes have started overflying Sudan
* Orascom Development Holding Says Brings Kent College to open its first Egyptian campus in O West
* Egypt's Beltone Financial Holding Board Approves Capital Increase
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Dar Al Arkan mandates bank ahead of sukuk offering-document
* Saudi's Al-Omran Industrial And Trading Board Appoves To Request For Moving To Main Market
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* S&P downgrades emirate of Sharjah rating to BBB
* Dubai-listed Arabtec swings to annual loss, blames real estate slowdown
* First Abu Dhabi Bank Raises Over 3 Bln dirhams
* MEDIA-UAE foreign minister wants quick free trade deal with UK- The Telegraph
* ADPower, Marubeni Form Consortium To Develop Independent Thermal Power Plant In UAE
* Bank Of Sharjah FY Profit Rises
QATAR
* Qatar Electricity And Water FY Profit Falls
* QNB Financial Services Receives License As A Liquidity Provider
KUWAIT
* Kuwait, Saudi Arabia start trial oil pumping from divided zone - Kuwait minister
* Kuwait appoints Barak Ali Barak as finance minister - emiri decree
* Kuwait's KAMCO Investment Acquires Office Property In Santa Clara, California
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain's Ithmaar Holding Posts FY Profit [Bahrain's Ithmaar Holding Posts FY Profit
* Bahrain's Alba Appoints Ali Al Baqali As CEO
OMAN
* Oman sees biggest Gulf clash risk in Strait of Hormuz
* Oman's Ominvest Says Jabreen Capital's Board Approves Stake Sale In Ominvest [Oman's Ominvest Says Jabreen Capital's Board Approves Stake Sale In Ominvest]
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))