MIDEAST - Factors to watch - May 18

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 skid in Asia, bonds buckle as oil climbs MKTS/GLOB

* Oil touches 2-week high after drone attack on UAE nuclear power plant O/R

* PRECIOUS-Gold steadies on dip-buying after hitting over one-month low on higher oil prices GOL/

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses fall as Iran uncertainty weighs; Egypt extends loss .MIDEAST

* UAE and Saudi Arabia report drone incidents as Iran war deadlock drags onnL1N41U02G

* Israeli strikes kill eight people in Gaza, medics saynL1N41U03A


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* BRIEF-Emirates NBD Receives All Regulatory and Governmental Approvals for Completion of RBL Transaction nL6N41U00Y

* Marine bunker sales at UAE's Fujairah log fresh lows in April nL4N41R08Z


KUWAIT

* BRIEF-Zain Kuwait Participates In New Mobile Telecommunications Operating License Tender In Syria nFWN41T003


EGYPT

* Egypt's vast New Delta project to include $15 billion in infrastructure, Sisi says nS8N40Y0B3

BAHRAIN

* BRIEF-National Bank Of Bahrain Q1 Profit Falls nFWN41T031


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