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(Fixes typo in dateline)DUBAI, May 1 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-China PMI underwhelms, markets resilientMKTS/GLOB* Oil finishes above $108 after trading lower on fundamentals O/R* Gold stifled by US growth optimism; fu

(Fixes typo in dateline)DUBAI, May 1 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-China PMI underwhelms, markets resilientMKTS/GLOB* Oil finishes above $108 after trading lower on fundamentals O/R* Gold stifled by US growth optimism; fu

Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon informed a delegation of the Travel and Tourism Agencies Syndicate of a new plan set to begin next week to boost the number of visitors to Lebanon.

Buying support from foreign institutions mainly lifted the Qatar Stock Exchange yesterday after three days of bearish spell, even as its capitalisation continued to erode by another QR8bn.Local retail investors' net buying with less vigour also helped the 20-stock Qatar Index (based on price data) gain 0.4% to 12,677.59 points.

50% of Saudi Arabian and 35% of UAE travellers use smart phones to access online services.

The Royal Court has launched a website to accept complaints against government departments and receive applications for medical assistance.