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

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKET-Promise of cheap money keeps stocks buoyant  

* Oil slips after U.S. crude stocks rise amid deep freeze hit to refiners  

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Higher oil prices push Saudi index up, while Egypt declines  

* PRECIOUS-Gold rises on dollar weakness, dovish comments from Fed's Powell  

* EXCLUSIVE-'Perfect trips': Venezuela ships jet fuel to Iran in exchange for gasoline - sources 

* Twitter removes hundreds of accounts it says are linked to Iran, Russia, Armenia 

* Biden plans to call Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday - Axios 

* Biden, Iraqi prime minister discuss recent rocket attacks  

* Iran's rulers close ranks, raise pressure on Biden to lift sanctions  

* Iran producing highly enriched uranium faster than law requires  

* Iran must cooperate with IAEA, reverse steps that reduce transparency- UK, France, Germany  

* IAEA chief Grossi describes black box-type deal reached with Iran  

* Questions hover over whether Iran's shooting down of Ukrainian plane intentional - U.N. investigator  

* Iranian oil exports fall 250,000 bpd in Feb, says Petro-Logistics 

* World Bank threatens to cut Lebanon's vaccine aid over line-jumping  

* Gas to Gaza The pipeline that might provide a lifeline  

* Lebanon's cash for power generation may run out at the end of March, says minister  

* World Bank body dismisses Agility's claims against Iraq  

 

EGYPT

* Egypt and Qatar hold first meeting since accord ending Gulf row  

* Vodafone Egypt to buy 20% stakes in digital payment firms  

* Egypt receives second shipment of Chinese coronavirus vaccine  

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* ANALYSIS-How rich is Saudi Arabia Kingdom does the math in balance sheet overhaul  

* OBITUARY-Yamani, the Saudi oil minister who brought the West to its knees 

* BREAKINGVIEWS-Saudi’s HQ edict puts global banks in awkward spot  

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* UAE armed forces announce $1.6 bln in defence deals  

* UAE weapons maker EDGE wants in on F-35 supply chain  

* Food and drinks group Agthia eyes acquisitions to become big regional player  

 

QATAR

* Soccer-Australia, Qatar pull out of 2021 Copa America - CONMEBOL  

 

KUWAIT

* Kuwait looks at palliative liquidity measures in reforms stalemate  

 

OMAN

* Oman differential to Dubai swaps flips to discount for the first time since Oct  

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