DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. * GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally on consumer data, yen surges as Japan's Abe quits* Oil prices dip as producers, refiners avoid worst of hurricane* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai leads most of Gulf lower; Abu Dhabi edges up* PRECIOUS-Gold surges over 2% on waning dollar, Fed policy shift* Iran says to fight U.S. suit to seize $1.7 bln held by Deutsche Boerse unit* UAE scraps Israel boycott in new step towards normal ties - state news agency* El Al to fly Israel's first flight to UAE by commercial carrier* ANALYSIS-'Fresh paint on crumbling building': Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts* Saudi-Led coalition says destroyed Houthi drone launched towards Najran* 'Double lockdown': COVID-19 adds to blockaded Gaza's despair* EXCLUSIVE-Lebanese banks that can't raise capital must leave market, c.bank governor says* EXCLUSIVE-Iranian vessel loads with Venezuelan alumina, amid closer ties -sources* Sovereign wealth funds stampede into stocks outside the U.S.EGYPT* Greece ratifies deal with Egypt, Turkey to hold military drills in east MedSAUDI ARABIA* Tadawul Says Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia Joins as Derivatives Exchange Member For New Market Launch* FTSE Russell launches local currency Saudi government bond index* Saudi public prosecutor orders review of death sentences for three minorsUNITED ARAB EMIRATES* UAE's Waha Capital Launches Income Generating Islamic Fund* Russia's Novatek delivers first LNG cargo to UAE* Emirates says to resume passenger flights to Warsaw, Lusaka from Sept 4* UAE could raise output plans, to be higher than OPEC+ quota -Energy Aspects* Network International sees rebound from COVID as digital payments rise* Dubai's DU Announces New Operating Model* Delivery Hero buys InstaShop to expand in Middle East, North AfricaKUWAIT* Kuwait's finance minister submits resignation - state news agencyOMAN* Pompeo meets Oman's Sultan on last leg of Mideast tour(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))

Source: The North Africa Journal August 30, 2020 05:30 UTC