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 slip, dollar gains as concerns remain over stimulus talks
* Oil pulls back amid New York coronavirus curbs, gains for a 6th week
* PRECIOUS-Gold gains as investors bank on eventual U.S. stimulus
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai, Abu Dhabi end higher, log weekly gains on vaccine hopes
* EU to discuss arms exports to Turkey with NATO and U.S., Merkel says
* Charges in Beirut blast inquiry hit political pushback
* Morocco joins other Arab nations agreeing to normalize Israel ties
* EXCLUSIVE-Trump administration moves forward with $1 bln Moroccan arms deal
* MEDIA-UK ministers plan to create 4 bln stg joint Gulf investment fund - Sky News
* State-related entity debt in Gulf to rise next year, Fitch says
EGYPT
* Egypt values important step toward normalizing ties between Morocco and Israel - Twitter
* Egypt's headline inflation accelerates to 5.7%
SAUDI ARABIA
* MEDIA-Aramco Hires Moelis to Raise Billions From Asset Sales - Bloomberg News
* Saudi registers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for import, use - SPA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE’s non-oil economy to grow 3.6% in 2021 - news agency
* UAE welcomes resuming diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel
* Abu Dhabi's ADNOC hires Standard Chartered to sell waste management assets-sources
QATAR
* Qatar says it stopped Bahraini cruiser in its waters
* Qatar expects $9.5 bln deficit next year on lower revenues
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain to provide COVID-19 vaccine free for all citizens and residents -BNA
OMAN
* Oman welcomes Morocco, Israel normalisation as step towards regional peace
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))
