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 shares near 4-month high, buoyed by trade optimism

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi slips on profit-taking, banks drag Abu Dhabi lower 

* PRECIOUS-Gold steady near 10-month high; palladium hits record level 

* Brent oil eases from 2019 highs as markets await trade talks outcome

* EXCLUSIVE-Saad Group seeks debt resolution under Saudi bankruptcy law - sources 

* US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated - sources

* Saudi's military company eyes $10 bln revenue in next five years 

* US-backed Syrian forces call for 1,500 coalition troops to stay 

* Iran's Khamenei warns government about deception by Europeans

* Yemen's parties agree to start stalled troop withdrawal from main port

 

EGYPT

* Two policemen killed in blast in central Cairo -ministry

* Uber agrees to pay VAT in Egypt -tax chief

SAUDI ARABIA

* Indian state to move planned Saudi Aramco refinery after farmers protest 

* Saudi Arabia sells 9.376 billion riyals sukuk in monthly issue 

* Saudi visit highlights Pakistan' search for investment 

* S-Oil to supply $2.32 bln worth of oil products to Saudi Aramco's trading arm 

* Saudi's Mobily Posts Q4 Profit 

* Saudi Arabia crude exports fall to 7.690 mln bpd in Dec

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Raytheon wins $1.5 bln UAE air force contract 

* BREAKINGVIEWS-SoftBank adds to contradictions with Mubadala pun 

* Dubai's DMCC in talks with major coffee traders for new coffee centre 

* UAE armed forces sign contracts worth $1.58 billion with international firms at IDEX 

 

QATAR

* QIIB Appoints Banks As Joint Lead Managers, Bookrunners To Arrange Investor Meetings 

* Qatar Electricity And Water Shareholders To Approve Splitting Nominal Value

* Qatar's Nakilat Forms JV With McDermott For Fabrication Projects 

 

KUWAIT

* Kuwait Petroleum Corp seeks LNG cargo for late March delivery - sources 

 

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain's BBK FY Profit Rises

* Bahrain's Investcorp Inaugurates India Office

 

(Reporting By Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))