Aug 21 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-Stocks fall in light trading as dollar
rises on Fed hike bets
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Petchems support Saudi, Qatar retreats
after surge on FTSE
* Oil posts strong weekly gains; analysts say rally
unjustified
* Gold down over 1 pct on U.S. Fed rate hike views
* Twenty-two killed, 94 injured in bomb attack of Turkish
wedding
* Tens of thousands of Yemenis rally to support Houthi-led
council
* Abandoned in Saudi desert camps, migrant workers won’t
leave without pay
* Russian cruise missiles target Syria
* U.S. withdraws staff from Saudi Arabia dedicated to Yemen
planning
* Turkey takes aim at bank inspectors and financing in
latest purge
* Four killed in Palestinian police arrest raid in West Bank
* Turkey to take more active role on Syria in next six
months, PM says
* Kurds vs Syrian army battle intensifies, complicating
multi-fronted war
* U.S. to send delegation to Turkey for Gulen probe:
Official
* Turkish parliament approves deal ending rift with Israel
* In Egypt, IMF deal brings austerity few can afford
* Coalition jets scrambled to defend U.S. forces from Syrian
bombing
* Turkish ministers at odds over prospects for meeting
economic growth goal
* SPECIAL REPORT-Enslaved in Libya: One woman’s
extraordinary escape from Islamic State
* US says support to Saudi’s Yemen campaign modest, no blank
check
* SWFs pull $16.2 bln from external managers in Q2 as
selling accelerates
* JPMorgan adds sukuk to emerging markets indices
* U.S. says payment to Iran used as leverage for prisoners’
release
EGYPT
* Egypt to receive $2 bln deposit from Saudi Arabia
-minister
* Egypt taps JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Natixis and Citi to
manage bond issuance
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi to let foreign institutions buy shares in IPOs
* BREAKINGVIEWS-Saudi building bust may demolish prince’s
reforms
* Saudi-led coalition says it regrets MSF decision to
evacuate staff from Yemen
* Kerry to travel to Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia
* Saudi crude oil exports rises in June -JODI
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Abu Dhabi’s NBAD to launch MidEast’s first green bond
-sources
* Dubai’s DP World says delaying Jebel Ali port expansion
* TABLE-UAE central bank foreign assets edge up in July
* Islamic finance body IILM auctions first four-month sukuk
QATAR
* Qatar Airways plane makes emergency landing in Istanbul
after possible bird strike
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom)
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