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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))