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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-Asian shares hit all-time highs, oil rises on Middle East tensions
* Oil rises on fears of heightened tensions in Middle East
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Oil bolsters Saudi index as other Gulf markets slip
* PRECIOUS-Economic recovery bets push platinum to over six-year peak
* Syrian army says air defences intercepted 'Israeli aggression' over Damascus
* Sudan says Ethiopian forces crossed border, raising tensions
* Turkey says militants executed 13, including soldiers, police, in Iraq
* Israeli study finds 94% drop in symptomatic COVID-19 cases with Pfizer vaccine
* Lebanon's Hariri sees no way out of crisis without Arab support
* Yemen donor conference expected in March, aid sources say
EGYPT
* BRIEF-Egypt's MM Group Says Ebtikar Restructuring Investments For Listing On EGX
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi-led coalition destroys explosive-laden drone fired by Yemen's Houthis - state TV
* Saudi Arabia will continue to treat Houthis as terrorists, says Saudi U.N. representative
* Saudi Arabia extends entertainment, dine-in coronavirus restrictions - SPA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE swears in country's first ambassador to Israel -Dubai media office
* Dubai property firm Emaar's 2020 profit plunges, DAMAC posts wider loss
* BRIEF-UAE M3 money supply Rises in December - Central Bank Data
* BRIEF-Alvarez & Marsal Expands Middle East Team With Four Senior Appointments
QATAR
* BRIEF-Ooredoo Group Posts Q4 Loss
* BRIEF-Qatar Electricity & Water FY Profit Falls
* BRIEF-Qatar Islamic Bank Completes With HSBC A First Islamic Trade Facility In MENAT
KUWAIT
* BRIEF-Al Ahli Bank Of Kuwait Posts Q4 Loss
* BRIEF-Kuwait's Burgan Bank Q4 Profit Falls
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain's economy to grow 3.3% this year, must cut public debt - IMF
OMAN
* Oman extends Omanisation by giving locals higher education jobs
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))