Mideast Stock – Factors to watch on December 13

Mideast Stock – Factors to watch on December 13

* Oil pulls back amid New York coronavirus curbs, gains for a 6th week* PRECIOUS-Gold gains as investors bank on eventual U.S. stimulus * MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai, Abu Dhabi end higher, log weekly gains on vaccine hopes* EU to discuss arms exports to Turkey with NATO and U.S., Merkel says* Charges in Beirut blast inquiry hit political pushback * Morocco joins other Arab nations agreeing to normalize Israel ties* EXCLUSIVE-Trump administration moves forward with $1 bln Moroccan arms deal * MEDIA-UK ministers plan to create 4 bln stg joint Gulf investment fund - Sky News * State-related entity debt in Gulf to rise next year, Fitch says EGYPT* Egypt values important step toward normalizing ties between Morocco and Israel - Twitter * Egypt's headline inflation accelerates to 5.7% SAUDI ARABIA* MEDIA-Aramco Hires Moelis to Raise Billions From Asset Sales - Bloomberg News* Saudi registers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for import, use - SPA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES* UAE's non-oil economy to grow 3.6% in 2021 - news agency * UAE welcomes resuming diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel* Abu Dhabi's ADNOC hires Standard Chartered to sell waste management assets-sources QATAR* Qatar says it stopped Bahraini cruiser in its waters * Qatar expects $9.5 bln deficit next year on lower revenuesBAHRAIN* Bahrain to provide COVID-19