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 wait on Sino-US talks, China trade data

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks drag Qatar to 3-month low, Saudi gains

* PRECIOUS-Gold rises on hopes of Fed pause; trade talks in focus

* Oil rises on hopes for U.S.-China trade spat breakthrough

* U.S.-Libya forces raid al Qaeda site in Libyan city of Ubari -Libyan official

* EU adds Saudi Arabia to dirty-money blacklist, upsets Britain

* U.S. House backs measure to end U.S. support for Saudis in Yemen war

* Suicide bomber kills 27 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards

* Three Syrians arrested in Germany and France for suspected crimes against humanity

* U.S. charges former Air Force officer for spying for Iran

* Netanyahu meets Omani FM, hints other Arab states warming to Israel

* UN court rules it has jurisdiction to hear Iran claim against U.S. over assets

* Airbus poised to axe A380 as Emirates reviews demand -sources

* Libya dreams of mega port in history-laden east

* COFCO Int'l eyes sugar assets in Brazil - softs head

 

 

EGYPT

* Egypt to allow imports of Serbian wheat - agriculture ministry

* Orascom investment holding shares jump 5 pct on Egypt's stock market

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi king launches $8 billion in development projects in capital

* Saudi envoy says kingdom to lift travel warning for Lebanon

* Saudi court rejects AHAB’s filing under bankruptcy law

* Saudi's CMA Approves Al Bilad Bank's Capital Increase Request

* Saudi's Al Khodari plunges to life low on accumulated losses

* Saudi's PIF to raise stake in ACWA Power, to expand overseas

 

 

KUWAIT

* Kuwait's Zain Group Q4 Net Income Up 59 Pct

* KFH Gets C.Bank Approval To Commence Due Diligences On AUB Acquisition

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Aldar Properties FY Profit Falls

* Mubadala's venture capital unit to launch $400 mln European fund - exec

* Dubai's Marka FY Loss Narrows

* Emaar Malls FY Profit Rises

* Dubai Investments Agreed To Acquire 66 Pct Shares Of Globalpharma For $36.3 Mln

* UAE's Etisalat FY Profit Rises

* UAE's United Arab Bank FY Profit Rises

* Abu Dhabi's Tawazun Economic Council launches $680 mln security, defense fund

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain's Ithmaar Holding Q4 Loss Narrows

QATAR

* Qatari stake in Rosneft paves way for global energy deals - Doha envoy

* Qatar Petroleum signs 5-year light naphtha sale agreement with Marubeni

* INSIGHT-Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner building bailout

* Merging Qatar banks to cut more than 150 jobs, Barwa boss to be CEO -sources

 

 

OMAN

* Oman's actual budget deficit 2.7 bln rials in 2018 - ONA

* Oman's January oil output around 970,000 bpd - news agency

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