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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-Asian stocks slip as Delta spread spooks investors
* Oil prices slip, rebound runs out of steam on demand worries
* PRECIOUS-Gold falls as investors await U.S. jobs data
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Major Gulf bourses gain as earnings boost Saudi index
* Iran warns of response if security threatened after ship attack - TV
* Lebanon's Mikati says he hoped for faster pace towards government
* Tunisian president relieves finance, agriculture and technologies ministers from position -presidency
* Blast and financial crisis weigh heavily on mental health of Lebanese
* Ruling on East Jerusalem flashpoint evictions postponed
* Wildfires blaze on in drought-hit Turkey as criticism grows
* U.N. chief to name Swedish diplomat as new Yemen envoy: diplomats
* UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
EGYPT
* POLL-Egypt's central bank seen leaving interest rates on hold
* Egypt's Edita Food Industries Q2 Consol Profit Rises
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi non-oil sector expansion continues but at slower pace - PMI
* Saudi's Bank Aljazira Qtrly Profit Rises
* Saudi Telecom Qtrly Profit Rises
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE non-oil private sector expands at fastest pace in two years - PMI
* BDT Capital Partners, Mubadala complete acquisition of Culligan International
* Israeli-backed UAE scooter start-up expands to Turkey
* Middle East Crude-Benchmarks firm; ADNOC raises OSPs
* IFA Hotels And Resorts Unit Signs Deal To Develop Luxury Housing Project In Palm Jumeirah
* Aldar Sells Out Exclusive Waterfront Land Plots At Al Gurm
QATAR
* Qatar sovereign fund discloses 4.69% stake in Quantumscape Corp
* Qatar calls for resorting to int'l law after tanker attack off Oman
* CRA Orders Ooredoo, Vodafone Qatar To Implement Specific Wholesale Charges For 2021-2023
KUWAIT
* Warba Bank Obtains CBK Approval For Issuance Of Sukuk
* Kuwait's Human Soft Holding Q2 Profit Rises
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))