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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks hold gains on easing Fed taper worries as Powell speech awaited
* Oil falls in breather after two-day rally on supply issues
* PRECIOUS-Gold falls as dollar gains some ground; Fed symposium in focus
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi index leads Gulf markets higher on rising oil
* Israel's COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta
* POLL-Turkish economy to grow 21.7% in Q2, 7.95% in 2021
* Iraq approves BP plan to spin off giant Rumaila oilfield
* Algeria cuts diplomatic relations with Morocco
* Afghan evacuees start arriving in Kuwait, U.S. envoy says
EGYPT
* Egypt to begin offering sukuk in first half of 2022 - ministry
* Egypt to intensify vaccination ahead of a fourth COVID-19 wave
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia's June oil exports rise 123% to over $16 bln
* BRIEF-Saudi industrial sector attracts 70 bln riyals in 7 months, minister says
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* BRIEF-ADX Says Al Seer Marine Supplies & Equipment Shares Will List In ADX On Second Market
* BRIEF-ADNOC L&S Acquires Six Line Boats as Company Boosts In-Country Value Across Operations
* EXCLUSIVE-Abu Dhabi conglomerate IHC eyes deals worth 'a few billion dollars', CEO says
QATAR
* BRIEF-Qatar Petroleum Awards North Field Expansion Liquid Products Storage & Loading EPC Contract
KUWAIT
* Kuwait suspends passenger sea transport, shipping continues, says authority
* BRIEF-Kuwait's Agility Says Has Requested A License To Establish A Digital Bank
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))