BUZZ-Dubai's Emaar rises on positive Q2 earnings

Aug 1 (Reuters) - ** Shares in Dubai's Emaar Properties rise 1.8 percent to 6.94 dirhams ** Emaar reported 8 percent rise in second-quarter net profit to 1.27 billion dirhams ($345.8 million) ** SICO Bahrain had forecast 1.06 billion dirhams ** Quarterly revenue was 3.73 billion dirhams, up from 3.50 billion dirhams a year earlier; the developer's shopping malls and hospitality businesses generated revenue of 1.36 billion dirhams, with international operations at 533 million dirhams ** Of 11 ana