DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally to end bitter week; dollar up the most since April 

* Oil falls on mounting COVID-19 cases, supply concerns O/R

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai leads most Gulf indexes lower as COVID-19 cases spike 

* PRECIOUS-Gold slips as investors look to dollar for safety from coronavirus woes 

* Lebanon's prime minister-designate quits in blow to French initiative 

* Iran official dismisses U.S. sanctions against judges, courts 

* Israel tightens second-wave lockdown as PM, critics argue over protest curbs

* Palestinian leader calls for U.N.-led peace conference early next year 

* ANALYSIS-Turkish rate hike needs follow through for real game change

* ANALYSIS-Down but not out, Haftar still looms over Libya peace process 

* Sudan rejects linking removal from U.S. terrorism list with Israel ties 

EGYPT

* Ethiopia tells U.N. 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt, Sudan 

* Egypt's Suez Canal revenue edged up in August -cabinet 

* Egypt cuts interest rates by 50 bps as inflation subsides 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Arabia plans to resume tourist visas by early 2021 -minister 

* Saudi Arabia suspends India flights due to coronavirus, sources say 

* Saudi Arabia's BinDawood Holding to delay IPO retail offer 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* UAE's Jebel Ali Free Zone signs MOU with Israeli chambers of commerce -WAM

* Dubai-listed Arabtec Holding hires AlixPartners for debt advisory -sources 

OMAN

* Oman's annual wheat production rises 132% -state TV 

(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))