Mideast Stocks – Factors to watch on August 16 | ZAWYA MENA Edition

Mideast Stocks – Factors to watch on August 16 | ZAWYA MENA Edition

* Oil prices down on demand worries, growing supply * MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai outperforms Gulf as major markets gain * PRECIOUS-Gold set for worst week since March, pressured by high yields * OPEC+ panel shifts date of next meeting to Aug 19 - sources * U.S. loses Iran arms embargo bid as Putin pushes summit to avoid nuclear deal showdown * EXPLAINER-What is the U.S. threat to trigger 'snapback' of U.N. sanctions on Iran* Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed* Middle East insurers seen taking bulk of losses from Beirut blast - sources * Two rockets fall inside Iraq's Taji camp, no casualties reported * Iraq cabinet to send around 13,000 tonnes of wheat in aid to Lebanon * Tunisian economy shrank 21.6% in second quarter of 2020 * U.S. says seized four Iranian fuel shipments en