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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-Shares retreat globally on U.S.-China tensions, gold soars
* Oil up on strong economic data, U.S.-China tensions cap gains
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Major Gulf stocks subdued as banks weigh on Dubai
* PRECIOUS-Gold smashes $1,900/oz barrier as Sino-U.S. row drives flight to safety
* Gulf states to keep currency pegs despite yawning deficits - Fitch
* Iranian president urges coronavirus caution during religious festivities
* U.S. fighter jets near Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace -pilot
* Iran condemns U.S. jet fly-by of airliner, U.S. says it kept safe distance
* Iranian judiciary says passengers on 'harassed' airliner can sue U.S. in Iran courts
* Iran says foreign states may have carried out cyberattacks, plays down their role in fires
* Baghdad airport reopens as Iraq coronavirus cases top 100,000
* Rockets hit military base south of Baghdad, no casualties -military
* Iraq’s total oil revenue for June exceeds $2.87 bln
* Israel strikes Syrian army positions in retaliatory attack, army says
* Libyans face painful power cuts as years of chaos hit grid
* Tunisia president designates new PM amid hopes of ending political crisis
* Algerian economy contracts 3.9% in first quarter, government says
* Jordan's Arab Bank group H1 net profits drop 66%
* Jordan arrests leaders of teachers union in opposition crackdown
* "Help us help you", France tells crisis-hit Lebanon
* Lebanese central bank governor inflated assets as liabilities grew
* Lebanon banking association says may withdraw from finance ministry talks
* Sudan finds mass grave believed to have bodies of officers executed by Bashir
EGYPT
* Egyptians crowd livestock market ahead of Eid holiday despite coronavirus
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi king, 84, has successful surgery - state news agency
* Saudi Ports Authority, SALIC sign deal for Yanbu grain terminal
* Saudi sukuk closes July 2020, issuance size SAR 1 bln -ministry
* Trump, Saudi crown prince discuss economic recovery from coronavirus -White House
* Saudi's Al Rajhi Bank Q2 Profit Falls
* Saudi's CMA Approves Public Offering Of Samba Corporates Sukuk Fund
* Saudi oil exports down by nearly $12 billion year-on-year in May
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Austrian state investor, Mubadala extend cooperation in OMV
* Emirates offers pilots, cabin crew 4 months unpaid leave
* Dubai logistics firm Tristar seeks Dubai listing, sources say
* NMC seeks up to $250 mln ahead of UAE insolvency proceedings - sources
QATAR
* Qatar's Al Khalij Commercial Bank H1 Profit Rises
* Qatar's Commercial Bank H1 Profit Falls
BAHRAIN
* Qatar reiterates commitment to resolving Gulf dispute via diplomatic means -state news agency
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's emir arrives in the U.S. for medical treatment, in stable condition -KUNA
* Kuwait to shorten curfew, allow hotels and mosques to restart
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))