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 edge higher as China data beat forecasts  

* Oil prices slide amid fears of supply boost, weaker demand 

* PRECIOUS-Gold pulls back from 5-month peak on dollar strength  

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai outperforms most Gulf bourses, Abu Dhabi at peak 

* Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president  

* People flee homes as quakes strike southern Iran, killing at least one - state TV  

* Kuwait emir accepts govt resignation - state news agency  

* COP26 message to business: clean up to cash in 

* As UAE waits for U.S. F-35s, Russia pitches new warplane in Dubai  

 

EGYPT

* Egypt scraps import tariffs for billets, rebar and aluminium products  

* OCI Says Fertiglobe Partners With Scatec And TSFE In Egypt 

* Misr Cement Posts Q3 Consol Profit  

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudia in talks with Airbus, Boeing for wide-body jets, CEO says 

* STC Begins Next Phase Of New Data Center Construction  

* Saudi Crown Prince Announces Establishment Of First Non-Profit City In World  

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Dubai airport sees jump in passenger traffic, revises outlook  

* Bank Of Sharjah Posts Q3 Loss  

* Wizz Air says based on organic growth, but 'not blind' 

* Emaar Properties Qtrly Profit Rises  

 

QATAR

* Al Jazeera's Sudan bureau chief arrested after protests  

 

KUWAIT

* Embraces and flowers greet Kuwaiti prisoners freed under amnesty  

 

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain authorizes AstraZeneca's anti-COVID drug for emergency use  

* Emirates And Gulf Air Seal Agreement To Develop Codeshare Partnership  

 

OMAN

* Vodafone Oman asked to allocate jobs to Omanis - Oman News  

* Omantel Nine-Month Group Profit Rises  

 

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