Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on December 3

Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on December 3

* Oil drops as OPEC+ resume talks on output cut extension after impasse* PRECIOUS-Gold prices slip as vaccine progress dents bullion's appeal * MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi ends lower on weak oil, others gain on UK vaccine nod * SPECIAL REPORT-Iran expands shrines and influence in Iraq * Gulf area is still the place to be - Eni exec * Iran watchdog passes law on hardening nuclear stance, halting U.N. inspections * Iran outlines budget, promises less reliance on oil amid U.S. sanctions * IMF says Lebanon needs fiscal framework, strategy to fix bank sector * No global financial support for Lebanon until govt in place -French presidency * Lebanon says difficulties in sea border talks can be overcome * Israel edges towards early election amid Netanyahu-Gantz feud * U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians pays salaries, but crisis persists * Israel hands over $1 bln in Palestinian tax backlog in sign of warming ties EGYPT* Chairman of Egypt's Juhayna Food Industries arrested * Rise in executions in Egypt in past two months-Amnesty * Foreign holdings in Egyptian treasuries rise to $23 bln - ministerSAUDI ARABIA* Saudi Aramco says pump malfunctioned at petroleum derivatives distribution station in Jazan -SPA  * Saudi Arabia agrees to allow Israeli commercial planes to cross its airspace -senior Trump official  KUWAIT* Coronavirus vaccines will