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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 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))