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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
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares on firm footing as vaccine trials resume
* Oil ends lower for second week as stockpiles rise, demand weakens
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Qatar leads most of Gulf higher; Abu Dhabi dips
* PRECIOUS-Gold falls, but eyes weekly gain on economic recovery worries
* INSIGHT-Once an American foe, now a friend: OPEC turns 60
* Iraq cuts Oct Basra Light OSP to all regions
* Macron presses Lebanese politicians as cabinet deadline looms
* Jordan's Capital Bank begins due diligence to buy Lebanon's Audi's units in Jordan, Iraq
* Protesters set government building on fire in eastern Libya
* Iran's confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 400,000 - health ministry
* Trial of British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe postponed, UK lawmaker says
EGYPT
* Saudi Telecom says no deal reached on Vodafone Egypt stake
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia to lift some international flight restrictions on Sept 15
* Saudi Arabia starts final phase of its mills privatisation
* Saudi Arabia's BinDawood Holding sets IPO price range, aims to raise up to 2.2 bln riyals
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Hungary says it will be only EU country to send minister to Israel-UAE accord signing
* Gazans living on Emirates-funded estate rue normalisation deal with Israel
* UAE, Israeli educational institutions sign artificial intelligence MoU
QATAR
* Qatar ruler meets Afghan, Taliban delegations during peace talks in Doha
OMAN
* Oman welcomes Bahrain-Israel normalisation decision
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain opposition rejects Israel normalisation, calls for resistance
* Netanyahu sees direct Israel-Bahrain flights after normalisation deal
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))