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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks rally on extended Wall St bounce, easing Fed taper worries
* Oil rises as full U.S. clearance for COVID-19 vaccine stokes fuel demand hopes
* PRECIOUS-Gold holds above $1,800 as early taper worries ease
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai gains most among major Gulf bourses, Saudi eases
* ANALYSIS-Leaderless Lebanon on slippery slope to mayhem
* EXCLUSIVE-Iran resumes fuel exports to neighbouring Afghanistan
* G7 to meet on Afghanistan deadline, Taliban recognition
EGYPT
* Egypt to intensify vaccination ahead of a fourth COVID-19 wave
* Link Holdco BV Reduces Stake In Fawry To 16.74%
* IWG Announced First Cluster Franchise Agreement In Egypt
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi deputy minister of defense signs military cooperation agreement between the kingdom and Russia
* Saudi Exchange Announces Joining of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia as Derivatives Exchange Member
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* POLL-Dubai house prices to rise modestly, stay affordable in coming years
* MEDIA-Abu Dhabi wealth fund poised to take stake in CityFibre - FT
* Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Launches Islamic Digital Bank
* ADNOC Signs Framework Agreements Worth Nearly $1 Bln For Project Engineering Services
* Emirates NBD Collaborates With DMCC To Boost Dubai Diamond Industry Finance
QATAR
* Qatar's Commercial Bank raises $875 mln loan
KUWAIT
* Kuwait approves the passage of 5,000 evacuated Afghans to the U.S.
OMAN
* Oman to allow entry to COVID-19 vaccine certificate holders
* Oman signs land deal for green hydrogen project with India's ACME, report says
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))