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 shares rise, yen falls as traders shrug off Omicron fears

* Oil near one-month high on easing concerns over Omicron

* PRECIOUS-Gold prices off one-week high as risk appetite improves 

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Gulf bourses fall as Omicron worries weigh 

* Iran nuclear talks resume with Tehran focused on sanctions relief 

* Lebanon's Aoun calls for defence dialogue, hinting at friction with Hezbollah

* Syria denounces Israeli plans to double number of Golan settlers 

* Fires erupt in Syria's Latakia Port following Israeli attack- Syrian state media 

* Yemen's Houthis say allowed temporary resumption of U.N. flights to Sanaa airport 

* Iraqi court ratifies election result, rejects appeal 

* Israeli hospital launches first test of second COVID-19 booster 

* Bird flu kills thousands of cranes in Israel, poultry also culled 

* Lebanon sets May 15 election day for parliamentary polls 

 

EGYPT

* Egypt signs $3.5 bln agreement with Apache to develop oil concessions in Western Desert

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Arabia to finalise Riyadh 2030 strategy next year - state media

QATAR

* Doha Bank secures $762.5 million syndicated loan 

 

OMAN

* Oman to require workers to have vaccination certificate - health minister 

 

BAHRAIN

* Crypto exchange Binance gets in-principle nod from Bahrain

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