Mideast Stocks – Factors to watch on August 30

Mideast Stocks – Factors to watch on August 30

* Oil prices dip as producers, refiners avoid worst of hurricane* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai leads most of Gulf lower; Abu Dhabi edges up * PRECIOUS-Gold surges over 2% on waning dollar, Fed policy shift * Iran says to fight U.S. suit to seize $1.7 bln held by Deutsche Boerse unit * UAE scraps Israel boycott in new step towards normal ties - state news agency * El Al to fly Israel's first flight to UAE by commercial carrier * ANALYSIS-'Fresh paint on crumbling building': Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts * Saudi-Led coalition says destroyed Houthi drone launched towards Najran* 'Double lockdown': COVID-19 adds to blockaded Gaza's despair * EXCLUSIVE-Lebanese banks that can't raise capital must leave market, c.bank governor says* EXCLUSIVE-Iranian vessel loads with Venezuelan alumina, amid closer ties -sources* Sovereign wealth funds stampede into stocks outside the