MIDEAST - Factors to watch - March 19

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DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - 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-Global equities fall, gold surges as banking worries linger
* Oil prices settle down, post big weekly losses on bank fears
* PRECIOUS-Gold sparkles in stormy week for markets
* MIDEAST STOCKS-UAE shares rebound as fears of banking crisis ease
* Ukraine Black Sea grain deal extended for at least 60 days
* Head of Lebanon's central bank denies public funds went to brother's firm
* Credit Suisse managed funds' net outflows top $450 mln -Morningstar
* EXCLUSIVE-Russians flood Kazakhstan with sanction-busting requests - sources EGYPT
* Turkey's foreign minister in Cairo for first time since ties cut a decade ago
* Egypt buys Ukrainian wheat amid grain deal extension talks
* ANALYSIS-Egypt asset sales face obstacles as state maintains grip
* Hutchison Ports to invest $700 mln in two Egyptian ports SAUDI ARABIA
* S&P, Moody's positive on Saudi Arabia's non-oil reforms
* Motor racing-Saudi Arabia open to hosting two F1 races in near future
* MEDIA-Saudi Arabia imported almost 2.5 million barrels of diesel from Russia in March - Bloomberg News
* Saudi banks have no dealings with non-performing U.S. banks - cenbank UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Iran's top security official in UAE to seek stronger ties
* Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim cuts 105 jobs as new CEO makes mark
* Abu Dhabi's AD Ports Group to invest $200 mln in Egypt's Safaga Port -Statement
* UAE exchange house Al Ansari seeks up to $210 million in IPO QATAR
* MEDIA-Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim expected to make a second bid for Manchester United within 10 days - Sky News
* Qatar cuts May al-Shaheen term price - traders KUWAIT
* OPEC+ production cuts wise, legislation that could destabilize energy markets should be avoided - Kuwait oil minister (Compiled by Dubai newsroom)

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