MIDEAST - Factors to watch - July 7

Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks ease despite upbeat Samsung forecast, yen languishes MKTS/GLOB

* Oil prices gain as focus shifts to supply recovery and demand nL1N43902P

* PRECIOUS-Gold eases as markets await Fed minutes for direction GOL/

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Gulf markets gain ahead of corporate earnings .MIDEAST

* Trump says there will either be a deal with Iran or US will 'finish the job' nL6N4380U5

* Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports nL1N439014

* Khamenei funeral signals Iran's defiance and new regional order nL1N4380C3

* ANALYSIS-World absorbs historic Iran war oil supply loss, but depleted stocks bring risks nL6N4380PD

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Arabia cuts August Arab Light Asia OSP, biggest drop in over two decades nL1N4380DN

* Japan-owned supertankers head to Strait of Hormuz with Saudi Arabian oil, data shows nL1N43900O


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* EXCLUSIVE-UAE crude output nears record following OPEC exit, sources say nL1N4380CY

* Dubai's DAE and Neuberger arm to launch aircraft leasing firm targeting $6 billion investment nL6N4380LB

* ADNOC sells 16 million barrels in fifth tender at wider discounts, traders say nL4N43807U

* ADNOC signs 15-year LNG supply deal with Japan's Inpex nL1N439047

IRAN

* Iranian mourners call for vengeance on Trump during Khamenei funeral procession nL1N43809C

QATAR

* Qatar Energy seeks first jet fuel cargo since war started, document shows nL1N43903S

SYRIA

* France's Macron visits Syria, in first trip by an EU head of state since Assad toppled nL6N4380Y6

ISRAEL

* Bank of Israel cuts rates, governor sees more easing as long as inflation behaves nL1N4380I4

* Israel launches tender to search for more natural gas in Mediterranean nL1N43808L

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

* Hamas dissolves Gaza government, Israel dismisses move as 'stunt' nL1N4380NK