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DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) - 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-Resource stocks rally as oil surges, bonds suffer
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Qatar, Saudi climb in sluggish region; Qatari banks surge
* Oil near late-2014 highs as Saudi pushes for higher prices, US crude stocks decline
* PRECIOUS-Gold flat, dollar up on higher U.S. yields
* Despite strikes, Syria's Assad can still wage chemical attacks -U.S. sources
* Turkey's Erdogan declares early elections on June 24
* UN team fired upon in Syria while visiting suspected chemical sites
* Israel says finds bomb in Palestinian truck set for use on Independence Day
* Iran says will make or buy any weapons it needs, lambasts "invading powers"
* Eastern Libyan military chief of staff survives car bomb attack
* Iraq sentences 212 to death in Mosul area since recapture from Islamic State
* Turkish owner of Godiva chocolate to restructure $6.5 bln of debt
* Sonatrach says Exxon Mobil considering investment in Algeria
* Iran switches from dollar to euro for official reporting currency
* EU edges closer to new Iran sanctions ahead of Trump deadline, envoys say
* Russia's Lavrov to hold talks with U.N. Syria envoy
EGYPT
* Egypt to run ports 24 hours to cut costly delays
* Egypt's Pioneers Holding to increase capital by 30 pct -CEO
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi cinema launch ends decades-old ban, public screenings start Friday
* EXCLUSIVE-Japan’s Mizuho loses Saudi bond role in ongoing Gulf rift
* Catholic cardinal meets Saudi King in historic visit to Riyadh
* Saudi Arabia crude exports rise to 7.3 mln bpd in Feb
* EXCLUSIVE-OPEC's new price hawk Saudi Arabia seeks oil as high as $100 - sources
* BRIEF-Bupa Arabia Says Board Proposes FY Dividend
* Saudi's Riyadh airport privatisation plans on hold-sources
* BRIEF-Saudi Industrial Investment Group Announces H1, 2018 Dividend
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Luxury liner QE2 reopens as floating hotel in Dubai
* Emirates revives prospect of world's longest flight to Panama
* TABLE-Dubai March inflation continues to fall back on soft housing costs
* BRIEF-Aldar Properties Signs MoU With Hyperloop TT
* UAE business loan demand rising, personal loan demand weak -c.bank survey
* Warner Bros' $1 bln theme park in Abu Dhabi to open in July
* Dubai Islamic Bank Q1 profit up 16 percent
* UAE court says Dana Gas can distribute dividends, contradicts UK court
* Dubai's Emirates NBD Q1 net profit up 27 percent
QATAR
* BRIEF-Qatar's Mannai Corp Says Unwilling To Continue Bond Issue
* Qatari owner of Novo Cinemas plans to sell theatres in UAE, Bahrain-sources
* BRIEF-Qatar's QNB EGM Approves Foreign Ownership Limit To 49 Pct
OMAN
* BRIEF-Omantel Issues $1.5 Bln Bonds In Two Tranches
(Reporting by Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com;))