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-Stocks slump on worsening war in Middle East; frail yen in focus MKTS/GLOB

* Oil rises after Iran strikes Middle East energy facilities O/R

* PRECIOUS-Gold rises off one-month low on softer dollar; hawkish Fed caps gains GOL/

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Gulf equities gain, UAE banks rise on central bank's package .MIDEAST

* Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field after it 'violently lashed out' nL1N40701O

* Qatar says Iran attacked LNG hub; UAE shuts gas facilities nL1N40615D

* Saudi Arabia reserves right to military action against Iran, foreign minister says nL6N40613A

* Killing of Larijani complicates Iran's decision-making, shrinks its options nL8N4061OS

* Iranian missile causes "extensive damage" at Qatar's Ras Laffan nL1N4061CL

QATAR

* Qatar offloads five LNG slots at Belgium's Zeebrugge terminal for April, sources say nL1N4060OG

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Arabia's January crude exports rose, output highest since 2023, JODI says nL4N40613Q

* Saudi Aramco restarted Ras Tanura oil refinery on March 13, IIR says nL6N4060M0

UAE

* UAE central bank support package lifts lenders shaken by Iran war nL6N4051AZ

* Dana Gas Says CP Upstream Holding (DG) Limited’s Ownership In Dana Gas Reached 20% nFWN4060PH

* Mubadala Increases Stake In Aldar To 26.26% nFWN4060PD

LEBANON

* Israel steps up Beirut strikes, hits bridges in south Lebanon nL1N40604W

* Lebanon war leaves a classroom of children hurt or dead every day, UN says nL6N405198

IRAN

* Iran's women soccer team returns home, Fars news reports nS8N3YJ010