DUBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar hits three-year low vs euro; Wall St hits new highs * MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf stocks firm on oil, Qatar gains for sixth straight day * Oil adds to rally, heads for fourth week of gains * PRECIOUS-Gold set for 5th week of gains, palladium hits record * Trump issues ultimatum to 'fix' Iran nuclear deal * Macron tells Netanyahu the Iran nuclear deal must be preserved * Flare-up with Israel tests Hamas effort to keep Gaza on low boil * OPEC need not rush into changing oil pact - UAE * Turkey warns citizens against travel to US in tit-for-tat move * INTERVIEW-Syrian war will drag into next decade - senior Kurdish leader * Stricken Iranian oil tanker drifts into Japan's economic zone - coast guard * Israel's Netanyahu eyes trade, defence ties on India trip * Morocco to launch more flexible exchange rate for dirham on Monday * Tunisia arrests another 150 including opposition leaders over unrest * Tunisia will increase aid for poor in response to protests * Iraq nears oil output capacity of 5 mln bpd, committed to OPEC cuts * Gulf OPEC producers plan to keep Q1 oil output below year-earlier level * Iraq says 26 companies allowed to bid for oil, gas blocks in border areas * Too hot to handle? Shell's Gaza gas field sale hits problems EGYPT
* Egypt tourism revenues jump 123.5 pct to $7.6 bln in 2017 -govt official * Egypt hikes 2017-18 economic growth forecast to 5.3-5.5 pct * Egypt's GASC says seeking soyoil, sunflower oil for arrival March 1-15 * Egypt to impose curfew on parts of North Sinai - official gazette * Egypt's inflation drop shows spending levels still low, say economists * Ex-military chief of staff to run in Egyptian presidential election * Remittances from Egyptian expats rise by 5.8 pct y/y in Nov -c.bank * Average yields fall on Egypt's 6-month, 1-year T-bills - c.bank * Egypt court overturns sentence against Mubarak-era interior minister SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia to seek extradition of corruption suspects * Some shares in Saudi Binladin Group may be transferred to state * MSCI expects to include Aramco in Saudi Arabia index from time of IPO * Saudi central bank lifts loan-to-value rate for first time buyer mortgages * Hong Kong, London, New York shortlisted for Aramco IPO - sources * BRIEF-Saudi's CMA Approves Public Offering of GIB Saudi Equity Fund * Merger of Saudi banks Alawwal and SABB to go ahead despite delays -sources * Saudi Arabia's SAGO seeking 960,000 T of barley UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* BRIEF-S&P Says Abu Dhabi Ratings Affirmed At 'AA/A-1+' * MEDIA- Abu Dhabi Fund said to weigh options for $920 mln RHB Bank stake - Bloomberg * UAE energy minister says not concerned with current oil price * BRIEF-DP World Closes Dubai Maritime City and Drydocks World Transaction QATAR
* Qatar dairy producer Baladna to IPO in first half, expand into new areas * Qatar energy minister views supply cut deal exit talk as premature -QNA * TABLE-Qatar December inflation rises on petrol prices * Qatar says Emirati plane violated airspace, UAE denies * Qatar offers more al-Shaheen crude in March spot tender * BRIEF-Qatar National Bank Issues $720 MLN Formosa Bond KUWAIT
* BRIEF-KFH Says Has Not Signed MoU on Merger with Ahli United Bank OMAN
* Oman sees oil price trading within $65-$70 range for a weeks * MIDEAST DEBT-Oman issues largest bond as rising oil prices cheer Gulf investors (Compiled by Dubai newsroom)Keywords: MIDEAST FACTORS/
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