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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares pare gains as U.S.-China tensions intensify
* Oil climbs after sharp drop in U.S. crude stocks; OPEC committee meeting in focus
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Middle Eastern stocks retreat on downbeat IMF forecasts
* PRECIOUS-Gold steadies above $1,800 as virus fears, U.S.-China tensions rise
* Tunisia's moderate Islamist party Ennahda to withdraw confidence from govt
* Eastern-based Libyan parliament asks Egypt to intervene in war
* Iran says it has executed Iranian agent linked to CIA
* OPEC sees oil demand soaring in 2021 but still below 2019
EGYPT
* Egyptian oil pipeline fire injures 17
* Egypt's GASC buys 114,000 tonnes of Russian wheat for Aug. 16-26 shipment
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia starts final phase of flour mill privatisation
* Saudi bourse says derivative product to boost investment profile ahead of IPO
* Saudi Arabia permanently cancels licence of Qatar's beIN Sports
* Saudi SAGO starts second phase of flour mill privatisation -statement
* Saudi Arabia sees decrease in new COVID-19 infections
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Emirate of Sharjah sells $1 bln in 30-year Formosa bonds -document
* UAE postpones Mars mission due to weather at Japan launch site
QATAR
* World Court hands Qatar legal win in air blockade row with Gulf states
KUWAIT
* Lebanon seeks fuel imports from Kuwait - newspaper
BAHRAIN
* BRIEF-Investcorp Completes $200 Mln Sale Of Industrial Real Estate Portfolio In Boston And Chicago
OMAN
* BRIEF-National Bank Of Oman Appoints Abdullah Zahran Al Hinai As CEO
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))