DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares rise as U.S. manufacturing perks up
* Oil prices fall as rising coronavirus case numbers cast shadow over fuel demand pickup
* MIDEAST STOCKS-UAE stocks gain in first trading after holidays, other markets closed
* PRECIOUS-Gold steadies near record high as virus concerns persist
* Lebanese foreign minister quits over slow reforms, Aoun adviser takes over
* Crisis-weary Lebanon braces for Hariri tribunal verdict
* Israeli aircraft hit Syria after squad tried to bomb border fence, military says
* One person is dying of COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran - state TV
EGYPT
* Centamin first-half earnings jump on strong gold prices, higher Egypt mine output
SAUDI ARABIA
* Former king Juan Carlos decides to leave Spain amid corruption allegations
* Pakistan says mediation between Saudi and Iran going slowly
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Malaysia says has not dropped legal proceedings against Abu Dhabi's IPIC
* NMC Health gets operating reprieve with $250 million loan
* UAE appoints new heads of Emarat Petroleum and Emirates Development Bank
* Emirates REIT hires Houlihan Lokey for strategic review
KUWAIT
* BRIEF-Kuwait's ALAFCO Says Discontinued Legal Claim Against Boeing
* Kuwaiti PM assures cabinet on 91-year-old emir's health -tweet
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