DUBAI, April 3 (Reuters) - 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.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. stocks rise after solid U.S. jobs
data; oil down MKTS/GLOB
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Petchems pull Saudi down, Egypt falls after
budget
* Oil tumbles 4 pct; Saudi Arabia cold on output freeze
O/R
* Gold slides on rate hike fears after strong U.S. jobs
data
* U.S. weighs ramping up deployment of special forces to
Syria
* Protests mount before EU-Turkey migrant deal takes effect
* Leaders of Libyan unity govt venture onto Tripoli
streets
* U.S. to clarify Iran rules, but Tehran must reassure wary
firms
* U.S. 'concerned' about Israel destroying Palestinian homes
-spokeswoman
* Iraqi PM Abadi's nominee as oil minister withdraws
candidacy
* Saudi to join oil output freeze only if Iran joins
-Bloomberg
* EU enforces sanctions against Libyan leaders opposing
unity govt
* Geologist tipped as Iraq's oil minister may facilitate
deal with Kurds
* Turkish prosecutor opens bribery probe into drugmaker
Novartis
* TV channel closes office and newspaper attacked amid Saudi
tensions with Lebanon
* Egypt blocked Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) Internet service over
surveillance-sources
* PKK militant group claims responsibility for Turkish car
bombing - website
* Turkish manufacturing contracts for first time since
October -PMI
* Egypt's GASC postpones international rice tender until
Tuesday
* Egyptian policeman jailed for life after killing driver
over fare
* Egypt's Sisi approves growth plan, deficit-cutting budget
* Egypt 1-yr, 6-mth T-bill yields drop at Thursday's auction
* Egypt's current account deficit $8.9 bln in H1 vs $4.3 bln
yr earlier
* Egypt M2 money supply rises 17.5 pct in February -central
bank
* Egypt's FIHC cancels vegetable oils tender after no offers
-trade
* Egypt will ban rice exports amid shortages
* Egypt's Ezz Steel returns to profit in fourth quarter
* Telecom Egypt says appoints Tamer Gadallah as CEO-
statement ARABIA
* Saudi plans $2 trillion fund for post-oil era - Bloomberg,
citing deputy crown prince
* Saudis to cut Arab Heavy crude price to Asia in May, keep
Light steady
* Saudi Aramco sets April propane price at $320/T -statement
* U.S. and Saudi Arabia sanction alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba
supporters
* Moscow believes Iran-Saudi tension should not affect
possible oil output freeze deal - Interfax
* Modi's Saudi visit part of push to 'de-hyphenate' India
from Pakistan ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE energy minister says looking at various projects in
Russia
* Middle East Crude-Dubai starts off April on firm note
* March Dubai crude price average rises to 4-month high
-traders
* UAE's Mubadala gets no new govt cash in 2015 as profit
leaps
* Abu Dhabi's TAQA slashes 2016 capex target despite
narrower Q4 loss
* Kuwait arrests U.K.-based national for sarcastic online
postings
* Kuwait's Jazeera Airways says major shareholder has no
current sale plans
* INSIGHT-Bahrain punishes opponents by revoking their
citizenship
* Bahrain says Gulf Arabs serious about standing up to
Iran-Arabiya TV