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-Stocks, dollar on back foot as trade war, Powell comments weigh MKTS/GLOB
* Oil heads for weekly rise as US adds sanctions on Iran, OPEC cuts O/R
* PRECIOUS-Profit-booking pulls gold off all-time high GOL/
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses end mixed on trade war worries .MIDEAST
* OPEC says Iraq, Kazakhstan and others to cut output more in compensation plan nL1N3QU0FE
* Iran says its right to uranium enrichment is non-negotiable nL1N3QU091
* GCC Banks Can Cope With Fallout From Intensifying Trade Tensions, Report Says- S&P Global Ratings nFWN3QU108
* No final agreement at London Sudan conference with Arab powers at odds nL8N3QU0ZW
* EU issues list of 'safe countries' for migrant returns that includes Egypt, Tunisia nL8N3QU0T5
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE, Saudi Arabia deny reports of involvement in talks about land offensive in Yemen nL1N3QU0I1
* TAQA Acquires UK-Based Energy And Utility Investment Platform Transmission Investment (TI) nFWN3QU2MS
* ADNOC Drilling Secures $1.63 Bln, Five-Year Integrated Drilling Services Contract nFWN3QU2K8
* ADQ, IHC And Modon Form New Infrastructure Platform ‘Gridora’ - Statement nFWN3QU1SW
QATAR
* Putin and Qatar's emir to discuss Ukraine and energy nL8N3QU0KQ
* Qatar raises June term price for al-Shaheen oil, sources say nL4N3QU14D
OMAN
* Industry groups in Oman, Netherlands, Germany strike green hydrogen deal nL1N3QU0H6
ISRAEL
* Israel will keep Gaza buffer zone, minister says, as truce bid stalls nL1N3QU08G
* Maldives bans Israeli passport holders in protest against Gaza war nL4N3QU12L
KUWAIT
* Kuwait extends oil credit facility to Pakistan for two years nL4N3QU0W7
LEBANON
* Lebanese army says it detained suspects in March attacks on Israel, no mention of Hezbollah nL1N3QU0UT
SUDAN
* Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says nL1N3QU0DK
TUNISIA
* Human Rights Watch says arbitrary detention used to crush dissent in Tunisia nL1N3QU0F7
(Compiled by Bangalore newsroom)
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