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))