Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on February 15

Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on February 15

* Oil rises on fears of heightened tensions in Middle East  * MIDEAST STOCKS-Oil bolsters Saudi index as other Gulf markets slip * PRECIOUS-Economic recovery bets push platinum to over six-year peak  * Syrian army says air defences intercepted 'Israeli aggression' over Damascus * Sudan says Ethiopian forces crossed border, raising tensions * Turkey says militants executed 13, including soldiers, police, in Iraq * Israeli study finds 94% drop in symptomatic COVID-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine* Lebanon's Hariri sees no way out of crisis without Arab support * Yemen donor conference expected in March, aid sources say EGYPT* BRIEF-Egypt's MM Group Says Ebtikar Restructuring Investments For Listing On EGX SAUDI ARABIA* Saudi-led coalition destroys explosive-laden drone fired by Yemen's Houthis - state TV * Saudi Arabia will continue to treat Houthis as terrorists, says Saudi U.N. representative * Saudi Arabia extends entertainment, dine-in coronavirus restrictions - SPA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES* UAE swears in country's first ambassador to Israel -Dubai media office * Dubai property firm Emaar's 2020 profit plunges, DAMAC posts wider loss* BRIEF-UAE M3 money supply Rises in December - Central Bank Data * BRIEF-Alvarez & Marsal Expands Middle East Team With Four Senior AppointmentsQATAR* BRIEF-Ooredoo Group Posts Q4 Loss * BRIEF-Qatar Electricity & Water FY Profit Falls * BRIEF-Qatar Islamic Bank Completes With HSBC