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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* Asian stocks extend global rally after U.S. jobs report
* Oil drops as lack of OPEC+ unity hangs over market
* PRECIOUS-Gold eases off two-week high as U.S. dollar firms
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Abu Dhabi extends gains as Dubai eases
* Saudi Arabia pushes back on UAE opposition to OPEC+ deal
* UAE proposes postponing decision to extend OPEC+ pact, WAM says
* Settlement agreed to release ship that blocked Suez Canal
* Nordic fund KLP excludes 16 companies over links with occupied West Bank
* Israel says negotiating Pfizer surplus with other countries
* Iraqi oil minister says Lukoil, BP keen to stay in Iraq, contradicting earlier statements
EGYPT
* Egypt eases guest limits in hospitality sector as infections fall
* Egyptian court adjourns Suez Canal ship dispute to July 11 - sources
* Talaat Mostafa Group Holding Records H1 Sales Of EGP 21 Bln
SAUDI ARABIA
* Import rebound behind the decline in Saudi reserves, c.bank chief says
* Mobily Says Direction To Form Consortium On Towers Merger Does Not Align With Its Strategy
* Bupa Arabia Awarded Health Insurance Contract For SABIC
* Saudi's CMA Approves Public Offering Of BLOMINVEST Saudi Riyal Murabaha Fund
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Aldar Properties Signs a 300 Mln Dirhams Facility with HSBC
* UAE's Abu Dhabi updates COVID travel procedures
* UAE approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
* MEDIA-Emirate of Sharjah said to hire banks as bond rush picks up pace - Bloomberg News
QATAR
* QFCRA Proposes New Rules To Update Its Professional Investor Fund Regime - QNA
* Qatar Petroleum Enters Into Three Offshore Exploration Blocks In South Africa With TotalEnergies
* Al Khaliji And Masraf Al Rayan Appoint Fahad Bin Abdalla Al Khalifa As Group CEO Of Merged Entity
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's ports services firm JTC eyes private placement, listing
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain's economy contracted 2.11% in Q1 as pandemic restrictions weigh
KUWAIT
* Kuwaiti sovereign fund posts 33% annual growth in return
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))