DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - 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-Asian shares rise on relief over U.S. debt ceiling deal, euro eyes ECB

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi outperforms on firm oil, Qatar hit by FTSE change

* Oil steady as U.S. refining demand rises but ample crude supplies weigh

* PRECIOUS-Gold holds steady amid softer dollar

* Middle East Crude-Benchmarks stay at multi-month highs

* U.S. finds Russia, Belarus, UAE dumped steel wire rod

* China-led AIIB on track to hit $4 billion funding target by end-2017

* Oil production restarting at Libya's Sharara field after blockade lifted - sources

* Tunisia's Chahed names new cabinet after tensions

* Syrian opposition must accept it has not won the war, UN says

* Time for EU to decide on Turkey's membership bid, Erdogan says

* Iran's gas exports rise more than 50 pct in past five months - report

* Turkish Treasury mandates banks for dollar-denominated eurobond reopening

EGYPT

* Egypt's foreign reserves rise slightly in August after July surge

* Egypt's non-oil business activity contraction slows slightly -PMI

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi King Salman to visit White House early next year -White House

* Saudi sovereign fund, Softbank plan robotic initiative

* Fitch Revises Outlook on Saudi British Bank to Stable; Affirms at 'A-'

* EXCLUSIVE-Saudi Arabia's Ma'aden asks banks to refinance nearly $3 bln of debt -sources

* Saudi private-sector growth marginally faster in August

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Dubai construction firm UNEC plans to raise 1 billion dirham loan-sources

* Louvre Abu Dhabi opens in November with no limits on art

* TABLE-UAE's Fujairah oil inventory data for week ended Sept 4

* Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund to announce investments in India within weeks - Gulf News

* UAE non-oil growth hits 30-month high in August

QATAR

* Qatar's central bank raises yields in three-month, six-month T-bill sale

KUWAIT

* Kuwait oil minister: decision on output cuts to be clear in November -Al Rai

BAHRAIN

* After year of "repression" in Bahrain, West remains silent, Amnesty says

* Bahrain to issue U.S. dollar bonds - IFR

(Compiled by Dubai newsroom)