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MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi, Egypt rise as Brent settles above $30

DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Bourses in Saudi Arabia and Egypt rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors, encouraged by signs that Brent crude may settle above $30 a barrel, moved back into a market that has been hit hard by weak oil prices this year.

BUZZ-Oil cos: another day of target cuts

** Oil cos take another beating as prices hover near $30, and analysts at Credit Suisse cut target prices

UPDATE 2-BASF warns on 2015 earnings as oil fall forces writedown

* Shares down 2.8 percent (Adds share price indication, Moody's comment, further details)

UPDATE 1-Chinese investors bargain-hunting for China shares, just not in China

* Support measures put artificial floor under mainland stocks (Updates with links to video content and graphics)

UPDATE 1-Kurds won't attend Syria talks, Saudi-backed opponents to take lead -Fabius

PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Syrian Kurdish officials will not be invited to peace talks in Geneva, where negotiations for the opposition will be led by a Saudi-backed opposition group, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Qatar emir names new foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle

DOHA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Qatar's emir issued a decree on Wednesday in which he named a new foreign minister, state news agency QNA reported.

UPDATE 3-U.S. slams Taiwan president's planned visit to contested South China Sea island

* Tensions have been rising in South China Sea (Recasts with U.S. comment)

UPDATE 1-LG Chem says to restart South Korea naphtha cracker "soon"

* Naphtha market marked by heavy prompt supply (Adds comment, detail)

Oil investor Hall sees conditions ripe for a rebound in crude

* Just 1 pct of spare capacity to deal with disruption - Hall

U.S. says Taiwan president's visit to disputed South China Sea island "unhelpful"

TAIPEI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday that Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's planned trip to the Taiwanese-held island of Itu Aba in the disputed South China Sea is "extremely unhelpful" and will not contribute to the peaceful resolution of disputes.

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