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 shares push higher, dollar eases 

* Oil extends gains on optimism over U.S., European reopenings 

* PRECIOUS-Gold extends rally as dollar weakness, inflation jitters lift appeal

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Major Gulf markets gain as financials rise; Qatar falls

* Israel-Gaza violence shows few signs of slowing as global diplomacy ramps up 

* U.S. will grant Tunisia $500 million in aid- Tunisian minister 

* COVID and conflict: Gaza's hospitals strained on two fronts 

* Iran's Petropars to develop Farzad B gas field, Oil minister says 

* Algeria tenders to buy nominal 50,000 tonnes milling wheat - trader 

* Sudan clears final hurdle for debt relief at Paris conference

* Sudan accepts resignation of public prosecutor, relieves judiciary head 

* UNIFIL says the situation in southern Lebanon is now calm -tweet 

EGYPT

* Egypt has procured 2.5 mln tonnes of local wheat this season - cabinet 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi sovereign fund PIF boosts U.S. equities exposure to over $15 bln 

* Saudi Arabia's March crude exports fall to 9-month low 

* Saudi Arabia to reopen to foreign tourists soon, official says 

* Saudia Airlines eyes return to profitability by 2024, CEO says 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Emirates could swap Boeing 777X jets for smaller Dreamliners, chairman says 

* Dubai ruler dissolves tribunal for settling disputes with home lenders 

* Dubai eases COVID-19 restrictions, allows full hotel capacity 

* Abu Dhabi's ADNOC in early talks with investors ahead of drilling unit IPO-sources 

* Emaar Hospitality to open 12 new hotels as tourism rebounds - The National

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