DUBAI, Dec 22 (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-Wall Street rallies on GDP data; euro firm after EU downgrade
* Oil rises, gasoline higher on refinery outages
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf shares gain as modest Fed tapering adds fuel to fire
* Gold up, but on track for biggest annual loss in 32 years
* Turk Telekom says reports Oger Telecom will sell stake are false
* BREAKINGVIEWS-China is moving closer to its "Dubai moment"
* BLME sees Gulf sukuk issuance picking up, longer tenors
* Bad weather cuts Iraq Basra oil exports to 1.75 mln bpd-shipper
* Force should be used to reopen oil ports in Libya-oil minister
* Turkey's Bank Asya plans to issue sukuk worth up to $500 mln
* Local dealers whet Iran's appetite for U.S. muscle cars
* Lebanon credit outlook revised down to negative - Fitch
EGYPT
* Egypt sends Mursi to trial in third case
* Al-Azhar takes centre stage in struggle for Egypt
* Egypt court rulings pave way for Shafik return
* Egypt current account hits surplus buoyed by Gulf aid
* Egypt pound down at forex sale for second time since Mursi fall
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Alitalia says working with Etihad, other options on table
* Abraaj Capital buys 80 pct of Turkish dairy firm Yorsan
* Commercial Bank of Dubai obtains $450 mln loan
BAHRAIN
* Bahraini Batelco's foreign ambitions crimped
QATAR
* Qatar November inflation at 2.8 pct y/y
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi oil minister says market fears oil shortages
* Saudi British Bank to pay 1 riyal/shr cash dividend for 2013 - statement (Compiled by Dubai newsroom)