MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - Jan 21

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INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares up as China money rates dip, dollar gains

* Oil dips below $106/bbl on China data, Iran deal

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Real estate boosts Dubai; earnings misses weigh on Saudi sentiment

* Gold steady; platinum near 2-1/2 month high on strike notice

* Iran invite to Syria talks withdrawn after boycott threat

* Lawyers see war crimes charges for Syrian officials -newspaper

* U.S. begins Iran sanctions relief, sees tough talks ahead

* Red Cross ready to step up Syria aid, help prisoner swaps

* Al Qaeda offshoot imposes strict Islamic rules in north Syria

* BRIC or MINT? Investors suffer acronym anxiety

* HSBC to sell its Jordan business to Arab Jordan Investment Bank

* Islamic finance body IILM boosts sukuk programme with $860 mln issue

* Former PM Hariri says will return to Lebanon for Nov elections

* Clashes between rival sects in northern Yemen kill 12

TURKEY

* Turkish scandal highlights distance with EU as Erdogan visits

* Turkish central bank sells $100 million in forex auction

* Crunch time for Turkey's central bank as rate hike pressure mounts

* Turkey's Metro Holding says plans to hold IPO for tourism unit

* Risks to Turkish growth should ease after local election -Simsek

* Turkish central bank injects 500 mln lira in one-week repo

* Shares in Turkey's Tupras fall 6.2 pct on fine from Competition Board

* Turkey's lira weakens to new record low against dollar

EGYPT

* Egypt expects 33 pct rise in foreign investment this fiscal year

* Egyptian pound strengthens slightly at currency sale and on black market

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* UAE's Taqa plans $1.2 bln investment in Kurdistan oilfield

* Dubai starts work on huge resort on man-made islands

* UAE's Shah gas project now seen online early 2015-ADNOC

* Dubai's Arabtec wins $1.55 bln Jordan resort contract

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Telecom profit lifted by accounting change

* Zain Saudi's fourth-quarter loss widens, misses forecasts

* Saudi Dar Al Arkan Q4 profit up 9 pct, misses view

* Deutsche sees Saudi local debt sales surpassing int'l issues in 2014

* Middle East Crude-Strengthens as Saudi cuts supply

* Saudi Aramco cuts Feb crude supply due to field maintenance -sources

* Saudi's Savola Q4 profit rises 37 pct, misses forecasts

KUWAIT

* Shell sells Australia gas project stakes for $1.14 bln

QATAR

* QP to spend $7 bln to boost crude, gas condensate production

* Qatar's Barwa RE selling Barwa Bank stake in latest bailout move

* Qatar Islamic Bank Q4 net more than triples, beats expectations

BAHRAIN

* Gulf Finance House to sell 75 pct in Leeds Utd, retain 10 pct stake

OMAN

* National Bank of Oman 2013 posts flat Q4 profit, misses forecasts

(Compiled by Dubai newsroom)

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