DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Here are factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan stocks rally, yen resumes fall after G20 MKTS/GLOB

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Aldar lifts Abu Dhabi; most mkts dip on profit-taking GFN-STX

* Brent steadies below $118; China, U.S. still seen supportive O/R

* North Korea tells China of preparations for fresh nuclear test KP-CN

* G20 promises unlikely to end devaluation debate

US-FRX-POL

* EXCLUSIVE-India's 2013/14 budget to be most austere in years IN-DBT

* CIMB's Nazir faces headwinds after bold Asia expansion

CIMB.KL

* India's Jet shares fall after Etihad chairman says revising deal JET.NS

* U.S. lawmakers chide Obama for not protecting Iranian dissidents US-POL

* INVESTMENT FOCUS-Awaiting proof of the "Great Rotation"

US-DBT-INV

EGYPT

* Egypt pound will not collapse - presidential aide EG-FRX

* Egypt president's son drops government job after furore EG-POL

* INTERVIEW-Egypt currency has further to fall - business leader EG-FRX-POL

* Alcohol sale to be banned in Egypt's new suburbs EG-POL

* Dollars start running out for Egypt's currency bureaus

EG-FRX

* ANALYSIS-Rise of Islamists frays strategic UAE-Egyptian relations EG-POL-AE

* Egypt's political rivals meet amid tension

EG-POL

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* TAQA says has found oil in Darwin North Sea field

TAQA.AD

* Dubai's Nakheel in talks to extend $2.2bln loan -report

NAKHD.UL

* Abu Dhabi's Etihad needs to revise Jet Airways deal - chairman AE-AIR

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Maaden restarts fertiliser plant

1211.SE

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain says arrests eight on "terror-related" charges

BH-POL

KUWAIT

* Kuwait Finance House Q4 net rises but misses estimates

KFIN.KW

* Kuwait telco Wataniya quarterly profit falls 26.5 pct

NMTC.KW

(Reporting by Matt Smith)

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