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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-Stock futures slip as Trump threatens to derail stimulus bill
* Oil falls on surprise build in U.S. crude stocks, Trump threat to U.S. relief spending
* PRECIOUS-Gold gains as weaker dollar offsets U.S stimulus doubts
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Most major Gulf stocks rise; Qatar slips
* Israel to hold snap election, with Netanyahu facing new challenges
* Morocco hosts Israeli envoys, Kushner to flesh out new relations
* Tel Aviv bourse sees investor interest from UAE, Arab countries
* Tunisia says it does not intend to normalize relations with Israel
* Libyan government approves 20% increase in public salaries
* Iraq bans air travel with eight nations over new variant of virus
* Iran's oil minister says OPEC+ policy fruitful so far- SHANA
* Led by IPOs, Israeli tech exits jump to record $15 bln in 2020 - PwC
* U.S. reinstates Sudan's sovereign immunity, authorizes funds to help pay debt
EGYPT
* Egypt central bank forecast to keep interest rates unchanged
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi sovereign wealth fund hires new corporate finance head, makes other changes
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Wednesday
* Dubai property prices down 0.9% in third quarter- central bank
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))