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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks near record high as investors await dovish Fed act
* Oil holds near multi-year highs amid demand recovery
* PRECIOUS-Gold prices at 1-1/2-week low on dollar strength as Fed meeting looms
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi index outperforms as financials boost; Egypt falls
* Lebanon currency drops to new low as financial meltdown deepens
* Jordan ex-royal court chief faces trial over alleged monarchy plot
* Algerian parliamentary election results expected within days, authority says
* Netanyahu out, Bennett in as Israel marks end of an era
* Biden welcomes new Israeli government, reaffirms security support
* EXPLAINER-Who's who in Israel's new patchwork coalition government
EGYPT
* Egyptian bourse chief expects four IPOs in second half of year
* France agrees to 1.8 bln euros in financing for Egypt
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi shopping malls open only to vaccinated people from August -State TV
* Saudi Arabia's Dur and Taiba in merger talks
* Public Investment Fund bolsters MENA investments division
* Drone falls on school in Saudi Aseer province, no injuries - state media
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Two thirds of eligible people in Dubai fully vaccinated against COVID-19
QATAR
* EXCLUSIVE-Energy majors bid for Qatar LNG project despite lower returns
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's economy contracted by 9.9% in 2020 - state news agency
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))