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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-Rising U.S. yields takes edge off stocks rally
* Oil retreats on rising U.S. dollar, though Texas supply choked
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai bucks Gulf trend with blue-chip sell-off
* PRECIOUS-Gold under pressure as U.S. Treasury yields rise, dollar firms
* Biden plans to 'recalibrate' Saudi relations in shot at MbS - White House
* U.S.'s Blinken: 'The path to diplomacy is open right now' with Iran
* ANALYSIS-Saudi Arabia eyes Dubai's crown with HQ ultimatum
* FACTBOX-Saudi Arabia's main economic and social reforms, investor concerns
* Oil price rally points to more OPEC+ easing from April -sources
* Iran tells IAEA it plans to scale back cooperation in a week
* Israel moves to buy F-35 jets, KC-46 refueling planes, munitions - official
* Lebanon Hezbollah chief warns Israel after 'combat days' drill
* U.S. urges Yemen's Houthis to stop military operations
* U.S. forces in Iraq hit by rockets, contractor killed
* NATO to agree larger Iraq training force as violence rises
* Iran's meddling must be tackled before Iraq elections, U.S. tells U.N.
* Houthi offensive on Yemen's Marib threatens mass displacement, U.N. warns
* Iran, Russia navies start exercises in Indian Ocean
* Thousands protest in Algeria, hoping to rekindle mass demos
* Israeli economy dips 2.4% in 2020, but COVID hit less than in OECD
* Jordan tenders to buy 120,000 tonnes feed barley - trade
EGYPT
* Egypt plans reopening of Libya embassy shut since 2014
* U.S. looking into reports Egypt has detained rights activist's relatives
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi sovereign wealth fund boosts U.S. equities exposure to nearly $12.8 bln
* Auto supplier Bosch to evaluate Saudi business potential
* Saudi January inflation rises to 5.7%, continuing to reflect VAT hike
* Saudi-led coalition: Houthi drone interception leaves shrapnel near Abha airport
* Saudi cabinet approves establishing bank of SMEs - SPA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Dubai's Sheikha Latifa issues video from 'villa jail'- BBC Panorama
* Abu Dhabi's ADQ lines up banks for $1 bln Louis Dreyfus acquisition loan - sources
* Bulgaria nabs heroin haul on container ship from Dubai
KUWAIT
* National Bank of Kuwait hires banks for dollar AT1 bonds, document shows
BAHRAIN
* Ten years after uprising, some Bahrainis still counting the cost
* TIMELINE-The 2011 uprising in Bahrain and what's happened since
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))