Factors to watch - Sept 27
Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Battered bonds draw support from falling oil pricesMKTS/GLOB
* Oil prices slide about 2% as US, Iran explore path out of warO/R
* PRECIOUS-Mounting rate hike bets keep weekly loss in sight for goldGOL/
* MIDEAST STOCKS-UAE markets decline after warning on regional air travel.MIDEAST
* China pushes back against US on Iran and Cuba in UN speech
* Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Aramco is working with Evercore on gas unit plans, Bloomberg News reports
* Pakistani, Saudi, Turkish chiefs discuss closer military ties
* Saudi coalition says it intercepts Houthi missiles, drones
QATAR
* Qatar Airways retires idle A330s and sends pilots to RwandAir as Iran war drags