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-Wall Street shares down as inflation worry offsets U.S.-China optimism

* Oil rallies to $73 on tight U.S. supplies, Biden-Xi call

* PRECIOUS-Gold eases amid uncertainty over U.S. Fed's taper timeline 

* MIDEAST STOCKS- Abu Dhabi bourse hits record high; Saudi snaps 5-day rally

* OPEC set to revise down 'optimistic' oil demand outlook -sources

* IAEA will have no access to surveillance camera footage in Iran-state-run TV

* UAE lifts ban on entry from certain countries for vaccinated residents 

* Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad convicted of forgery in Geneva trial 

* Lebanon agrees new government to tackle economic collapse

EGYPT

* Egypt's headline inflation up at 5.7% in August- CAPMAS 

* Ship stuck then refloated in Suez Canal, no impact on traffic - SCA 

* General Company For Ceramic And Porcelain Products FY Loss Narrows 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi's Bawan Unit Completes All Legal Procedures Related To Transaction With Utec Algeria 

* Saudi Aramco Updates on MoU with P1 Racing Fuels and WRC Promoter

* Saudi's CMA Approves Capital Increase For Aljazira Takaful Taawuni Via Bonus Shares Issue 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Commodity group Louis Dreyfus completes stake sale to ADQ

* EXCLUSIVE-Dubai courier Aramex in talks to buy Turkey's MNG Kargo -sources

* Emirates To Resume Services To Saudi Arabia And St Petersburg 

* UAE's Yahsat chooses Space X’s Falcon 9 to launch satellite - Mubadala

* Abu Dhabi asset manager Al Dhabi Capital launches MENA-focused equities fund

* CMA CGM: Abu Dhabi Ports deal will create state-of-the-art terminal with capacity of 1.8 million TEUs 

KUWAIT

* Combined Group Contracting Gets Contract For Earthworks In Almutla City Housing Project

QATAR

* First civilian flight from Afghanistan since U.S. withdrawal lands in Qatar - Al Jazeera

OMAN

* Oman Salala Free Zone Plans To Attract $20 Billion In Investments - CEO On Twitter

BAHRAIN

* Gulf Air launches direct flights with Tel Aviv on Sept 30

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