DUBAI – Here are some factors that could affect the Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the news articles and does not guarantee their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL / REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS – Asian stocks rise, Yen falls as traders ignore Omicron fears
* Oil nears one-month high following allaying Omicron concerns
* PRECIOUS-Gold price at one-week high as risk appetite improves
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Gulf stock markets drop as Omicron worries weigh in
* Iranian nuclear talks resume with Tehran focused on sanctions relief
* Aoun from Lebanon calls for defense dialogue, hinting at friction with Hezbollah
* Syria denounces Israeli plans to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights
* Fires break out in Syrian port of Latakia following Israeli attack – Syrian state media
* Yemen’s Houthis authorized temporary resumption of UN flights to Sana’a airport
* Iraqi court ratifies election result, dismisses appeal
* Israeli hospital launches first test of second COVID-19 booster
* Bird flu kills thousands of cranes in Israel, poultry also slaughtered
* Lebanon sets May 15 as election day for parliamentary polls
EGYPT
* Egypt signs $ 3.5 billion deal with Apache to develop oil concessions in the Western Desert
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Arabia to finalize Riyadh 2030 strategy next year – state media
QATAR
* Doha Bank obtains a syndicated loan of 762.5 million dollars
OMAN
* Oman will require workers to have vaccination certificate – Minister of Health
BAHRAIN
* Binance crypto exchange gets a nod of principle from Bahrain
(Compiled by Dubai Editorial Board) (([email protected]))
