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

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks sag after oil slides, dollar steady before Fed speech

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi, Abu Dhabi, Qatari banks lift most Gulf indexes

* Oil prices rise from 3-mth low as more Norwegian oil workers strike

* PRECIOUS-Gold prices flat as dollar steady ahead of Fed speech

* Middle East Crude-Benchmarks extend decline; Sokol exports up

* Trump backs Putin on election meddling at summit, stirs fierce criticism

* Mnuchin says U.S. to consider waivers on Iran sanctions

* U.S. launches five WTO challenges to retaliatory tariffs

* Protesters at Iraq gas field demand jobs, better services

* Lebanon president says US pullout from Iran deal will hurt Middle East

* Short duration debt, Mideast equity lead H1 EM fund performance

* Jetmakers see brisk start to air show as UK tries to soothe Brexit worries

* Turkey says reports of Kurdish militia withdrawal from Manbij 'exaggerated'

* Iran to Saudi: OPEC deal does not give the right to pump oil above target

* New products, standards buoy Islamic trade finance business

* Moody's expects problem loans at Turkish banks to rise to more 4 percent

EGYPT

* Egypt passes law that could shield top military brass from prosecution

* Egypt to offer citizenship to foreigners for $400,000 deposit

* Egypt's 10-year bond yields fall, 5-year yields flat at auction

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi-based Arabsat denies distributing pirated sports channel

* Iran's Khamenei criticises Saudi Arabia over management of haj pilgrimage

* TABLE-Saudi Arabia Q2 earnings estimates (2)

* TABLE-Saudi Arabia Q2 earnings estimates (1)

* Saudi Arabia's SAGO buys 625,000 T wheat in tender

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* First Abu Dhabi Bank appoints UAE investment banking head

* TABLE-Dubai Q2 earnings estimates

* TABLE-Abu Dhabi Q2 earnings estimates

* MTN's Dubai subsidiary sells MTN Cyprus for $304 million

QATAR

* Qatar Airways adapts to blockade, may avoid making a loss

* Moody's affirms ratings of 10 Qatari banks; changes outlooks to stable

* Qatar Airways finalises order for 5 Boeing 777 freighters

* TABLE-Qatar Q2 earnings estimates

KUWAIT

* Kuwait's KFH invites Bahrain's AUB to begin due diligence

* TABLE-Kuwait Q2 earnings estimates

BAHRAIN

* TABLE-Bahrain Q2 earnings estimates

OMAN

* Oman’s Sohar Aluminium to meet banks to discuss financing -sources

* TABLE-Oman Q2 earnings estimates

(Reporting By Dubai newsroom) ((Dubai.Newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))