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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks struggle with muddled government pandemic responses
* Oil rises, but ends wild week lower as coronavirus slashes fuel demand
* MIDEAST STOCKS--Oil recovery, corporate earnings lift most of Gulf
* PRECIOUS-Gold falls as investors cash out, but heads for weekly rise
* When oil became waste: a week of turmoil for crude, and more pain to come
* STC announces plan for self-rule in south Yemen; gov't calls move "catastrophic"
* G20 launches initiative for health tools needed to combat the coronavirus
* Saudi Arabia partially lifts curfew, keeps 24-hour curfew in Mecca - SPA
* Saudi Arabia to end flogging as form of punishment - document
* Islam's holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins
* Prominent Saudi rights activist dies in prison -sources
* Saudi sovereign fund sees opportunities after coronavirus, PIF head says
* Rouhani urges Iran military to seek regional stability, remain vigilant
* Lebanon PM rebukes central bank governor amid deepening currency crisis
* Mideast, African governments failing to protect airlines - IATA
EGYPT
* Egypt's Commercial International Bank buys 51% of Kenya's Mayfair
* Egypt loosening some lockdown restrictions for Ramadan; coronavirus toll rises
* Eni and Naturgy's Damietta gas plant deal with Egypt falls through
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi military industry company appoints Abukhaled as acting CEO, taking over from Schwer
* MEDIA-Saudi Binladin hires Houlihan Lokey for $15 billion debt revamp
* Saudi tourism sector could see 35%-45% decline this year on coronavirus
* Saudi G20 presidency urges more donations to fund pandemic response
* MEDIA-Saudi Aramco hires advisers to review pipeline stake sale
* Standard Chartered expects Saudi GDP to shrink by 4.5% on oil production cuts
* Saudi's APICORP hires Citi, Goldman, StanChart for dollar bonds - sources
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Abu Dhabi's Etihad extends suspension of scheduled flights to at least May 16
* Dubai opens restaurants and cafes, resumes public transportation
* UAE's Dana Gas says to use proceeds of sale of Egypt assets to pay down sukuk
* UAE banks have used $8 bln stimulus liquidity - central bank
* Etihad, Air Arabia joint venture secures operating license
* DP World warns unclear when global trade will recover from coronavirus
* DP World Q1 Gross Container Volumes Down by 1.7% Year-On-Year On Reported Basis
QATAR
* Qatar's emir says to make economy less vulnerable to oil prices volatility
* Qatar's Al Khalij Commercial Bank Q1 Profit Edges Up
* BRIEF-Masraf Al Rayan Q1 Profit Rises
KUWAIT
* Kuwait has already begun reducing oil supply -state news agency
* Kuwait banking association head says 25% of bank branches will open on Sunday
* Boeing is sued for $336 mln over canceled 737 MAX order
OMAN
* Bank Dhofar Not To Exercise Option To Call $300 Mln Perpetual Additional Tier Capital Securities
* Muscat Gases Q1 Profit Rises
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain extends closure measures for two weeks starting April 23
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))