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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-Dollar gains, stocks ebb after jobs data halts rally
* Oil slips below $45/bbl on demand concerns but posts weekly rise
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai leads major Gulf bourses higher, Egypt extends gains
* PRECIOUS-Gold's record breaking rally sputters on dollar bounce-back
* Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grow
* Arab League says ready to mobilise Arab efforts to help Lebanon; Turkey ready to rebuild port
* Trump says he will join international aid conference call for Lebanon
* Gulf energy ministers, Iraq see improving global economy in Friday call
* Ex-Saudi intelligence official alleges Riyadh sent hit squad to kill him
* Iraq pledges to deepen oil output cuts in August, September
* INSIGHT-'They killed us twice': finding loved ones at last among Syria's tortured dead
* Lebanon's battered economy dealt fresh blow after port blast hits 'Achilles heel'
EGYPT
* Egypt and Greece sign agreement on exclusive economic zone
* Egypt's sex assault accusations spotlight social stigmas
* Egypt's Suez Canal revenues up 4.7% in last 5 years - chairman
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia cuts Sept crude prices to Asia -document
* SABIC posts third straight quarterly loss, forecasts more of the same in H2
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE cenbank temporarily relaxes rules on liquidity, funding for banks
* Abu Dhabi's Mubadala reports 7% stake in Virgin Galactic
* Emirates Airline To Resume Operations To Toronto From August 16
KUWAIT
* Kuwait Finance House's Q2 profit down 77.5% hit by lockdown
QATAR
* Yara expects $1 bln Qatar sales proceeds by end-August
* Cathay Pacific Airways Says Rights Issue Was Over-Subscribed
OMAN
* EXCLUSIVE-BP poised to sell 'stranded assets' even if oil prices rally
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain's Investcorp reports annual loss, blames coronavirus
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))