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 edge higher after Fed meeting; dollar, US yields sag
* PRECIOUS-Gold edges up as dollar holds steady
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Oil prices help Gulf rise, Saudi petchems strong
* Oil rises on lower U.S. crude stocks, but growing output caps gains
* OPEC, allies look at plans for prolonged oil supply restraint
* OPEC sees balanced oil market by late 2018 as cuts erode glut
* Muslim leaders call on world to recognise East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
* Kuwait stands alone in region as it keeps interest rate on hold despite Fed
* Putin must nudge Syria into U.N. peace deal, mediator says
* Syria to start offshore energy exploration in early 2019 -oil minister
* Russia's Gazprom says signs memorandum on Iran LNG
* Lebanese army to get $120 mln in U.S. aid
* Russia ready to consider easing arms embargo for Libya -Ifx cites diplomat
* Algerian wheat purchase raises U.S. farmer hopes for exports
* Algeria's ruling caste set on orderly succession, when the time comes
* Algeria's Sonatrach plans closer ties with Total on energy projects
* Iraq seeking 50,000 tonnes of wheat in tender -government source
* At least 39 Yemenis dead in Saudi-led raid on police camp in Sanaa -official
EGYPT
* Egypt reaffirms acceptance of wheat imports with up to 0.05 pct ergot
* Supporters of Egypt presidential hopeful arrested, say security sources, family
SAUDI ARABIA
* EXCLUSIVE-Saudi Aramco to push ahead with market share, expansion strategy - CEO
* Saudi Aramco seeks IPO bookrunners, global coordinators -sources
* Saudi Arabia advisory council approves draft bankruptcy law
* Saudi King Salman says determined to confront corruption
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE non-oil growth to edge up to 3 pct this year, central bank says
* UAE says too early to talk about exit strategy from oil cuts
* Abu Dhabi's ADNOC Distribution shares open sharply up after first IPO in six years
* TABLE-UAE's Fujairah oil inventory data for week ended Dec. 11
* Bank of China in financing agreement with UAE industrial zone
* UAE, Saudi working on digital currency for cross-border deals
* Abu Dhabi-based fund to invest $2 bln in India technology
QATAR
* Qatar Petroleum interested in investing in Iraq's energy sector - oil ministry
KUWAIT
* TABLE-Kuwait trade surplus grows in Q3 but imports rise sharply (Compiled by Dubai newsroom)
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