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DUBAI - Here are some 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-Stocks extend slump as global growth worries mount
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf markets close mostly lower; Egypt falls again
* Oil extends gains after OPEC-led group seals deal to cut supply
* PRECIOUS-Gold steady near 5-month peak, soft U.S. jobs data supports
* Qatar rift overshadows Gulf Arab summit as emir stays away
* Yemen warring parties hold first direct meeting of Sweden peace talks
* Iran's Rouhani says sanctions may lead to drugs, refugee, bomb 'deluge'
* Israel says fired at Hezbollah operatives on Lebanon border
* Iran courts jail 30 men for economic crimes after public outcry
* Syrian news agency removes report of Damascus air attack
EGYPT
* Egypt aims to kickstart African trade as it takes AU chair
* Egypt's Carbon Holdings secures $1.25 bln to build petrochemicals complex
* World Bank shifts focus to Egypt's private sector with $1bln loan
* Egypt approves BP purchase of 25 pct of Nour gas concession
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi-led coalition issues permits for vessels for Yemeni ports - Saudi TV
* Saudi foreign minister rules out extraditing suspects in Khashoggi case
* BRIEF-Saudi Exchange Says Foreigners Buy net 333.4 mln riyals of stocks last week
* US wants to continue support for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* ADFG's Goldilocks raises stake in Dubai-listed insurance firm Salama
* Dubai tourism growth stalls in first nine months of 2018
* China's Cosco plans $200 mln Abu Dhabi container terminal expansion
* ADNOC awards 4 pct interest in onshore concession to China ZhenHua
* Abu Dhabi's Senaat sees potential for a bond next year -CEO
* MOVES-Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange replaces CEO -spokesperson
QATAR
* Australia overtakes Qatar as world's biggest LNG exporter - Refinitiv data
* Qatar sends state minister for foreign affairs to Saudi for GCC Summit
* Qatar finance minister says budget for 2019 will project surplus
* Qatar's Commercial Bank to raise up to $1 billion in debt next year -CEO
* BRIEF-Qatar's Commercial Bank Closes $750 Mln Syndicated Loan Facility
KUWAIT
* BRIEF-Kuwait's Agility Plans To Invest about $100 Mln To Launch Shipa.Com
* Kuwait's central bank tells foreign exchange firms to raise capital requirements
* BRIEF-Kamco Investment, Global Investment House Seek Merger Approval
* BRIEF-Burgan Bank Says Central Bank Approves Raed Abdullah Al-Haqhaq As CEO
OMAN
* Indonesia's Pertamina appoints SK, Hyundai for $4 bln refinery upgrade
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain criticises Qatar emir for not attending GCC summit
* Bahrain's central bank introduces repo instrument
(Reporting By Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))