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-Asia shares mixed as broader worries about U.S. hedge fund default ease 

* Oil prices slip as focus switches from Suez Canal blockage to OPEC+ supply policy 

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai leads major Gulf markets higher 

* China's Iran oil imports seen hitting new high in March, curbing OPEC output options 

* EXCLUSIVE-U.N. team finds Houthis launched Aden airport attack that killed 22 - diplomats 

* Iraq signs agreement with Total for four energy projects

 

EGYPT

* Suez chaos leaves shipping companies counting the 'lost expenses' cost

* Shipping restarts at Suez Canal after ship refloated- sources, agency

* Egypt's relisting on JP Morgan bond index could attract $4.8 bln, RMB says 

* Egypt's Arab Real Estate Investment FY Profit Rises

* Egypt's SODIC FY Consol Profit Rises

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* FACTBOX-Saudi Arabia seeks to draw in foreign companies 

* Saudi wants OPEC+ to extend oil cuts into May-June -source 

* Saudi Mawani launches initiative to support shipping lines, secure supply chains 

* Saudi's Nama Chemicals Posts FY Loss 

* MEDIA-HSBC's Saudi unit hires Aldossary as chief investment officer - Bloomberg News 

* Saudi Research And Marketing FY Profit Down 0.2% 

* Saudi Arabia to allow vaccinated fans to attend sports events 

* Bindawood Holding FY Profit Up 6.8% 

* Saudi Aramco Announces Restructuring Of Sadara Chemical Senior Debt Financing 

* ANALYSIS-With stick and carrot, Saudi starts winning over firms in regional race 

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Murban crude futures start trading at new ICE, Abu Dhabi exchange 

* UAE's Aldar Says Aldar Investment Announces AED 500 Mln Redevelopment Plan For Yas Mall 

* Abu Dhabi National For Building Materials Board Approves Amortization Of Accumulated Losses 

* Emirates says over 85% of pilots, cabin crew vaccinated against COVID-19 

* UAE launches COVID-19 vaccine production with China's Sinopharm 

* Dubai to develop $1.1 bln energy from waste facility 

* Abu Dhabi Ship Building Accumulated Losses Stand At AED 81.4 Mln 

 

OMAN

* Oman's Port of Duqm says ships stuck on the Red Sea can offload cargo at the port -tweet 

 

KUWAIT

* Kuwaiti cabinet approves law to give bonuses to frontline COVID workers 

* Kuwait's Gulf Cable And Electrical Industries Posts Q4 Profit 

* Kuwait's Gulf Investment House Posts Q4 Profit 

* Kuwait's Salbookh Trading Q4 Loss Narrows 

 

QATAR

* QNB Group Receives "AA" Rating by MSCI ESG Research

* Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship 

* Qatar's Ooredoo hires banks for dollar bond issue - document

* Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development FY Profit Falls 

 

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain's NOGA plans dollar Islamic bonds issuance - document 

(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))