DUBAI  - 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 subdued as U.S. political standoff, ECB decision eye

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Financials lift Dubai, most major Gulf markets gain 

* Oil prices steady, but global growth worries hold sway 

* Dubai Crude for April to be priced at $0.10/bbl below Oman 

* DAVOS-U.S. oil firms tell OPEC their growth will slow 

* PRECIOUS-Gold rises as growth concerns, U.S. govt shutdown weigh on dollar

* Saudi businessman, two consultants released from detention -sources

* Colony Capital to buy Abraaj's Latam private equity unit 

* U.S.-backed forces about to end Islamic State's last enclave in Syria

* Russia and Turkey to act to stabilise Syria's Idlib province - Putin

* Lebanon bonds rally on government formation hopes, signs of Saudi support

* Tunisia's foreign currency reserves rise after Saudi loan 

* Yemen prisoner swap terms expected in coming days, government delegate says

 

EGYPT

* Egypt's non-petroleum exports rose in 2018 to $24.8 billion 

* Egypt secures $1 bln in renewable funding for state grain buye

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi considering euro-denominated bonds -finance minister tells CNBC 

* Saudi Telecom Q4 Profit Rises

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Dubai Islamic Bank Closes $750 Mln AT1 Perpetual Sukuk 

* DAMAC 2018 profit fell, Dubai property prices may have hit bottom - chairman 

* Sudan accepted economic assistance from UAE, Russia, Turkey - oil minister 

* Etihad files lawsuit in Britain against Air Berlin administrators

* Gulf Capital credit fund halts investments after staff departures -sources

 

QATAR

* Qatari emir hosts Bashir, backs "unity" in restive Sudan 

* Former Barclays bosses hid 322 mln pounds in Qatar fees in 2008, court told 

* Newcomers pile into race for Qatar LNG

KUWAIT

* Kuwait's Aqarat Signs Contract Through Two Units To Buy Five Land Plots In UAE

OMAN

* Oman state Jan-Nov budget deficit shrank by 43 pct 

(Reporting By Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))