Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on February 22

Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on February 22

DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slide, oil jumps as Russia orders troops to Ukraine regions

* Oil climbs on growing fears of conflict over Ukraine

* PRECIOUS-Gold hits near nine-month high as Ukraine crisis deepens

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses end mixed, Saudi Aramco hits record high

EGYPT

* Egypt revises 2017/18 GDP figure upwards

* Egypt's EFG Hermes hires Goldman Sachs to review FAB takeover offer

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi authority issues warning over Abbot baby milk powders -state news

* Saudi British Bank Board Proposes 0.36 Riyal/Share H2 Dividend

* Jarir Marketing Announces Opening Of A New Showroom In Jeddah

* Saudi Aramco in talks on more investments in China

* Saudi Telecom FY Profit Rises

* Saudi Telecom Board Proposes SAR 1 Per Share Q4 Dividend

* Aramco CEO says further share sale is a government decision

* Saudi's Yansab FY Profit Rises

* Saudi's Mobily FY profit Rises

UAE

* Warburg Pincus-backed Princeton Digital raises $500 mln, led by Mubadala

* UAE extends grounding of private drones until further notice - state news agency

* UAE becomes world's top trading hub for rough diamonds -DMCC CEO

* ADX Market Liquidity Grew Five-Fold