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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-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))