News: MDR MIDEAST STOCKS - Factors to watch - May 21

DUBAI, May 21 (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-Dollar slides on Trump concern, but stocks rise
• MIDEAST STOCKS-MSCI shares pose main drag on Gulf as global markets skid
• Oil at one-month high, supply-cut extension expected
• PRECIOUS-Gold on track for biggest gain in five weeks
• U.S., Saudi firms sign tens of billions of dollars of deals as Trump visits
• Decisively re-elected, Rouhani defies hardliners, pledges to open Iran
• Amid firestorm at home, Trump to seek reset with Islamic world
• Under siege in Washington, Trump reaps Saudi arms deal, stronger ties
• Saudis, United States blacklist a Hezbollah leader
• U.S. calls on Iran to halt support for 'destabilizing forces'
• France says Rouhani re-election strengthens hope of Iran nuclear deal application
• Syrian rebels begin to leave last opposition-held Homs district
• Yemen's Houthis say fire ballistic missile towards Saudi capital
• Yemen cholera cases could hit 300,000 within six months -WHO
• Death toll rises in southern Libya attack, defence minister suspended
• Rescued migrants tell of detention, beatings, slavery in Libya
• Libyan oil production recovers partially after power outage -officials
• Thousands rally in north Morocco protest march
• Morocco phosphate ship held in Panama over Western Sahara challenge - officials
• Tunisia protesters close oil pumping station after army standoff
• Tunisia buys 92,000 T milling wheat in tender -trade
• Central bank of Libya has 0.82 pct of UniCredit after cash call
• Hapag-UASC tie-up nears completion as funding snags overcome - sources

EGYPT

• U.S. wheat exports to Egypt seen remaining rare despite sale
• Average yields rise on Egyptian six-month and one-year T-bills
• Egypt procured 2 million tonnes of wheat from local farmers

SAUDI ARABIA

• Saudi Aramco: looking for opportunities to expand in U.S. over 10 years
• Saudi Aramco CEO says to sign $50 billion of deals with U.S. companies

  INTERVIEW-Saudi's ACWA Power plans late 2018 IPO, foreign as well as local listing

• Saudi Arabia tenders to purchase 1.5 mln T feed barley
• Saudi Arabia says comfortable with 2017 budget deficit
• Softbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world's biggest with $93 bln of capital
• Saudi's PIF says overseas investment to grow gradually
• Blackstone, Saudi's PIF plan $40 bln infrastructure investment fund
• Saudi minister of finance says local debt expected to be start again Q2 or Q3
• Saudi to open militant-monitoring centre during Trump visit
• Saudi deputy economy minister says privatisation terms case-by-case

  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

• CEO, some staff leave MidEast e-commerce venture Noon - sources
• UAE Exchange Group targets up to $300 mln in acquisitions

QATAR

• ExxonMobil secures Qatari condensate for Singapore unit - sources
• Qatar says sees merits of extending oil supply cut into Q1 2018

KUWAIT

• Patrol boat stops armed Iraqis entering Kuwaiti waters - agency

  OMAN

• TABLE-Oman budget deficit grew to $14.3 billion in 2016 -ministry
• Oman appoints banks ahead of debut public dollar sukuk