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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 stocks edge higher, Aussie in demand on recovery signs
* Oil rises on demand hopes after days of sell-off
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Major Gulf markets gain; ex-dividend stocks drag down Qatar
* PRECIOUS-Firm U.S. yields keep gold under pressure
* OPEC sees positive oil market outlook, continued downside risks
* France, allies to push on with protest at IAEA over Iran's activities - foreign minister
* BREAKINGVIEWS-Biden finds Mohammed bin Salman is too big to nail
* Media watchdog seeks German investigation of Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi death
* Israeli defence chief sees 'special security arrangement' with Gulf states
* Crisis-hit Lebanese pound falls to new low of 10,000 to the dollar
* Two U.S. men charged with aiding Ghosn's escape land in Japan
* U.S. Justice Department confirms extradition of men charged in aiding Ghosn's escape
* U.S. Commerce sets anti-dumping duties on aluminum sheet from 18 countries
* Sunni militants attack Iran Revolutionary Guards vehicle
* U.S. blacklists two leaders of Yemen's Houthi movement
* Iraq receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
* Palestinian COVID-19 vaccine rollout under fire over doses for VIPs
* Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
EGYPT
* Egypt private sector contraction slows, buoyed by foreign business - PMI
* Egypt's GASC says seeking vegetable oils in tender for arrival May 1-15
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi non-oil private sector growth slows in February - PMI
* Saudi Aramco, Chevron chiefs see global oil demand recovery
* CERAWEEK-Aramco chairman says Saudi govt still planning stake sell-down
* Predicting growth, Saudi's Ma'aden to boost fertiliser capacity
* Saudi Arabia says COVID-19 vaccination required for 2021 haj - newspaper
* Saudia plans to order 70 Airbus, Boeing jets - report
* APICORP plans reopening of bonds due in February 2026 - document
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Dubai's Emaar to buy out minority shareholders in malls unit
* UAE's ADNOC to ease oil supply cuts in April - sources
* CERAWEEK-ADNOC CEO says low-cost oil will remain central to the fuel mix
* Abu Dhabi's Mubadala hires banks for euro bonds -document
* UAE non-oil private sector grows at marginal pace in February - PMI
QATAR
* Dutch postpone Qatar trade mission over World Cup worker concerns
* CERAWEEK-Qatar to detail next LNG expansion within a year
KUWAIT
* Kuwait wealth fund in talks with KPC on $20 bln-plus dividends - sources
* Kuwait reappoints oil, finance ministers in new Cabinet
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain expects $3.2 bln deficit in 2021, 5% economic growth
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))