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-Asian stocks set to gain after Wall Street's tech bounce 

* Oil edges up a day after selloff; rangebound ahead of U.S. crude stocks data 

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Major Gulf indexes end mixed; Egypt snaps losing streak

* PRECIOUS-Gold drops as dollar extends gains; focus on Fed commentary

* Gulf coronavirus infections surpass 800,000, Reuters tally shows 

* France warns of Lebanon's collapse if no government formed 

* Arms depot of Iran-backed Hezbollah explodes in Lebanon, source says

* France's Macron says U.S. maximum pressure on Iran not working 

* Rouhani says U.S. can impose neither negotiations nor war on Iran 

* Major fire breaks out at a factory near Iran's capital, no casualties - TV

* Iran registers record daily high in coronavirus cases - TV 

* Libya's NOC says output to rise as it seeks to revive oil industry

* Jordan reports its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a single day 

* 'We do our best': fuel shortages make Yemen doctors' lives even harder

* Angered by Arab-Israel ties, Palestine quits chairing Arab League sessions

 

EGYPT

* Egypt's Sisi committed to ridding Libya of militia, regional interference

* Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves at 7 months following GASC purchase - ministry 

* Egypt's GASC buys 405,000 tonnes of Rus sian wheat in tender 

* East Mediterranean states formally establish Egypt-based gas forum 

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Arabia to re-allow umrah pilgrimage from Oct. 4 -SPA 

* Saudi Arabia says any nuclear deal with Iran must preserve non-proliferation

* Saudi Arabia has seen slowdown in FDI due to coronavirus - investment minister

* MEDIA-Saudi Arabia floats plan to delay G-20 summit until December - Bloomberg News

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* EXCLUSIVE-U.S. and UAE eye December goal to agree on F-35 deal -sources

* UAE's Mubadala And Sberbank Sign Strategic Agreement To Explore Opportunities

* Air Arabia gets green light for Abu Dhabi-Tashkent flights

* Creditors take action against UAE's Al Jaber in decade-long saga

* MEDIA-UAE firm KBBO Group hires restructuring expert for $2 bln debt revamp - Bloomberg News

 

QATAR

* MEDIA-Qatar fund signals support for challenge at Lagardère - FT

 

OMAN

* Oman issues 200 mln rials domestic sukuk - ONA

* Oman to target $3-$4 billion with upcoming bond sale - sources

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