Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on August 25

Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on August 25

DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL * GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks hold gains on easing Fed taper worries as Powell speech awaited * Oil falls in breather after two-day rally on supply issues * PRECIOUS-Gold falls as dollar gains some ground; Fed symposium in focus * MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi index leads Gulf markets higher on rising oil * Israel's COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta * POLL-Turkish economy to grow 21.7% in Q2, 7.95% in 2021 * Iraq approves BP plan to spin off giant Rumaila oilfield * Algeria cuts diplomatic relations with Morocco * Afghan evacuees start arriving in Kuwait, U.S. envoy says EGYPT * Egypt to begin offering sukuk in first half of 2022 - ministry * Egypt to intensify vaccination ahead of a fourth COVID-19 wave SAUDI ARABIA * Saudi Arabia's June oil exports rise 123% to over $16 bln * BRIEF-Saudi industrial sector attracts 70 bln riyals in 7 months, minister says UNITED ARAB EMIRATES * BRIEF-ADX Says & Equipment Shares Will List In ADX On Second Market * BRIEF- L&S Acquires Six