Mideast Stocks – Factors to watch on August 9

Mideast Stocks – Factors to watch on August 9

* Oil slips below $45/bbl on demand concerns but posts weekly rise* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai leads major Gulf bourses higher, Egypt extends gains* PRECIOUS-Gold's record breaking rally sputters on dollar bounce-back* Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grow* Arab League says ready to mobilise Arab efforts to help Lebanon; Turkey ready to rebuild port* Trump says he will join international aid conference call for Lebanon * Gulf energy ministers, Iraq see improving global economy in Friday call * Ex-Saudi intelligence official alleges Riyadh sent hit squad to kill him * Iraq pledges to deepen oil output cuts in August, September* INSIGHT-'They killed us twice': finding loved ones at last among Syria's tortured dead * Lebanon's battered economy dealt fresh blow after port blast hits 'Achilles heel'EGYPT* Egypt and Greece sign agreement