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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. stock markets hit new highs, Treasury yields up as choppy week ends
* Oil edges up in weekly rebound on forecasts for tight supplies
* PRECIOUS-Gold dips as yields perk up, dollar strengthens
* MIDEAST STOCKS-UAE bourses tread water ahead of eid holidays; Egypt gains
* U.S. mulls crackdown on Chinese imports of Iranian oil
* Iran's Khamenei: do not blame people protesting over water crisis
* Saudi-led coalition destroys drones launched by Yemen's Houthis, state media say
* For the first time, Saudi women stand guard in Mecca during haj
* Middle East Crude-Benchmarks mixed; IOC buys Upper Zakum
* Syrian air defenses confront an Israeli 'aggression' over Homs -state TV
* Two Turkish soldiers killed in attack in northern Syria
* Iran opens oil terminal in Gulf of Oman to bypass Strait of Hormuz
* Qatar emir directs the allocation of $100 mln to support food security in Yemen -agency
* Trump ally Barrack arrested on foreign lobbying charges -U.S. Justice Department
EGYPT
* Egypt raises domestic fuel prices in quarterly pricing review
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Aramco Facing $50M Cyber Extortion Over Leaked Data - AP
* Saudi Arabia bans citizens from travel to Indonesia -SPA
* Saudi-Owned Motiva Suspends $6.6 Billion Petrochemical Expansion - WSJ
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Rosatom, DP World to join efforts on Arctic container shipments
* NMC founder sues EY, banks and execs for $8 bln over alleged fraud
* EXCLUSIVE-India overhauls petroleum reserve policy to boost private interest- sources
* Mubadala gets preferential status in bid for Renova's assets
* GlobalFoundries to build New York factory, boost chip output
KUWAIT
* U.S. top diplomat Blinken to visit India, Kuwait
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain's Batelco Says CBB Grants License To Batelco Financial Services
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))