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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares hit record, Nikkei restrained by risk of Tokyo virus curbs
* Oil prices slip after OPEC warns of downside risks to demand in first-half 2021
* MIDEAST STOCKS-UAE stocks gain, Saudi slips on first trading day of 2021
* PRECIOUS-Gold scales 8-week high as tighter lockdown measures loom
EGYPT
* Egypt's Suez Canal annual revenues decline 3% in 2020 to $5.61 bln
* Egyptian Iron And Steel Says Land Plots Evaluated For About EGP 1.24 Bln
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Exchange Says Foreigners Sell A Net 564.5 Mln Riyals Of Stocks In Dec
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE's SNOC announces start of gas production at Mahani field in Sharjah
KUWAIT
* Kuwait suspends direct commercial flights to and from UK as of Wednesday
* Zain Group Fintech Unit Tamam Licensed By SAMA To Provide Micro-Financing Services
QATAR
* Qatar's Mazaya Real Estate Development Signs Agreement To Acquire 4 Residential Buildings
OMAN
* Salalah Beach Resort Says Hotel Re-Opened For Operations From Dec 30
* Oman expects public debt to top $56 billion by end-2021
* Oman's Salalah Mills Board Proposes 20 Baiza/Share FY Dividend
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))