Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on November 25

Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on November 25

* Oil prices rally further on vaccine optimism despite inventory rise * PRECIOUS-Biden transition, vaccine hopes keep gold near 4-month low * MIDEAST STOCKS-Most markets end higher as investors cheer Biden transition, vaccine progress * EMERGING MARKETS-Dollar weakness supports EM currencies, lira slides again * Israel's Netanyahu says he will visit Bahrain soon * Supreme leader dismisses talks as Iran looks to post-Trump future * EU pledges 1.2 billion euros for Afghanistan * U.S. pledges $600 mln in Afghan aid, but half depends on peace talks * Iraq amends oil density compensation plan starting with 2021 exports * Syrian army says Israel hits southern Damascus in second strike in week * Gaza's health system days from being overwhelmed by COVID-19, advisers say EGYPT* As winter approaches, Egypt braces for second coronavirus wave * Egypt sets up $240 mln company to build railway cars SAUDI ARABIA* Saudi Aramco says domestic supplies unaffected by attack on Jeddah plant * Saudi Arabia's Jadwa hires HSBC to advise on exiting UEMedical - sources * Global oil markets well supplied, IEA says after attack on Saudi oil site * Saudi King approves renaming Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority to Saudi Central Bank * UK and Saudi Arabia discuss importance of global access to COVID vaccines * Saudi tells U.N. that Houthis to blame for