MIDEAST - Factors to watch - July 19
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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-World stocks fall in semiconductor rout; oil rises on Middle East escalationMKTS/GLOB
* Oil settles up on renewed US-Iran hostilities and threat of Red Sea closureO/R
* PRECIOUS-Gold on track for biggest weekly loss in six as Iran war fans inflation worriesGOL/
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai index hits five-week low on U.S.-Iran escalation[.MIDEAST]
* US ends eighth consecutive night of Iran strikes, Central Command saysnP8N3Z0046
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi PIF set to win EU nod for Electronic Arts deal under subsidy rules, sources saynL1N43J0LV
* Saudi says danger passed in Al-Kharj and Yanbu after early warningsnS8N42B0IE
KUWAIT
* Kuwait Airways reschedules most flights after airport suspension following Iranian attacknS8N42S017
* Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reports damage and injuries from Iranian attacks, state media saysnS8N43B06S
