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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-Stocks rally on consumer data, yen surges as Japan's Abe quits
* Oil prices dip as producers, refiners avoid worst of hurricane
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai leads most of Gulf lower; Abu Dhabi edges up
* PRECIOUS-Gold surges over 2% on waning dollar, Fed policy shift
* Iran says to fight U.S. suit to seize $1.7 bln held by Deutsche Boerse unit
* UAE scraps Israel boycott in new step towards normal ties - state news agency
* El Al to fly Israel's first flight to UAE by commercial carrier
* ANALYSIS-'Fresh paint on crumbling building': Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts
* Saudi-Led coalition says destroyed Houthi drone launched towards Najran
* 'Double lockdown': COVID-19 adds to blockaded Gaza's despair
* EXCLUSIVE-Lebanese banks that can't raise capital must leave market, c.bank governor says
* EXCLUSIVE-Iranian vessel loads with Venezuelan alumina, amid closer ties -sources
* Sovereign wealth funds stampede into stocks outside the U.S.
EGYPT
* Greece ratifies deal with Egypt, Turkey to hold military drills in east Med
SAUDI ARABIA
* Tadawul Says Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia Joins as Derivatives Exchange Member For New Market Launch
* FTSE Russell launches local currency Saudi government bond index
* Saudi public prosecutor orders review of death sentences for three minors
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE's Waha Capital Launches Income Generating Islamic Fund
* Russia's Novatek delivers first LNG cargo to UAE
* Emirates says to resume passenger flights to Warsaw, Lusaka from Sept 4
* UAE could raise output plans, to be higher than OPEC+ quota -Energy Aspects
* Network International sees rebound from COVID as digital payments rise
* Dubai's DU Announces New Operating Model
* Delivery Hero buys InstaShop to expand in Middle East, North Africa
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's finance minister submits resignation - state news agency
OMAN
* Pompeo meets Oman's Sultan on last leg of Mideast tour
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))