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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 rally to end bitter week; dollar up the most since April
* Oil falls on mounting COVID-19 cases, supply concerns O/R
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai leads most Gulf indexes lower as COVID-19 cases spike
* PRECIOUS-Gold slips as investors look to dollar for safety from coronavirus woes
* Lebanon's prime minister-designate quits in blow to French initiative
* Iran official dismisses U.S. sanctions against judges, courts
* Israel tightens second-wave lockdown as PM, critics argue over protest curbs
* Palestinian leader calls for U.N.-led peace conference early next year
* ANALYSIS-Turkish rate hike needs follow through for real game change
* ANALYSIS-Down but not out, Haftar still looms over Libya peace process
* Sudan rejects linking removal from U.S. terrorism list with Israel ties
EGYPT
* Ethiopia tells U.N. 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt, Sudan
* Egypt's Suez Canal revenue edged up in August -cabinet
* Egypt cuts interest rates by 50 bps as inflation subsides
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia plans to resume tourist visas by early 2021 -minister
* Saudi Arabia suspends India flights due to coronavirus, sources say
* Saudi Arabia's BinDawood Holding to delay IPO retail offer
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE's Jebel Ali Free Zone signs MOU with Israeli chambers of commerce -WAM
* Dubai-listed Arabtec Holding hires AlixPartners for debt advisory -sources
OMAN
* Oman's annual wheat production rises 132% -state TV
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))