MIDEAST - Factors to watch - April 28

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 steady, yen firms after BOJ holds rates MKTS/GLOB

* Oil prices rise 1% as no end to Iran war stand-off seems in sight O/R

* PRECIOUS-Gold steady with US-Iran talks, central banks in focus GOL/

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses mixed as U.S.-Iran talks stall; new fund lifts UAE shares .MIDEAST

* Trump not happy with latest Iran proposal to end the war, US official says nL6N41B04A

* Iran oil tankers turned back by US blockade, Hormuz traffic sparse nL1N41A0DL

* US, Iran clash at UN after Tehran gets nuclear non-proliferation role nL1N41A124

* Gulf economies head for worst crisis since pandemic as war roils energy lifeline: Reuters poll nL6N4150YK

KUWAIT

* JPMorgan among banks providing financing for Kuwaiti oil pipeline stake deal nL6N41611L

PALESTINE

* Palestinians use Gaza rubble to restore streets as US rebuilding plan stalls nL8N41A0F2

IRAQ

* Iraq’s Shi’ite alliance names Ali al-Zaidi as PM nominee nL1N41A0WE

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people for 'glorifying or sympathising with' Iranian attacks nL6N41A0U6

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Exchange Says CMA Approves Public Offering Of "SICO GCC DIVIDENDS FUND" nFWN41A07Z

* Keir International Says Abdulaziz Bin Awadh Al-Shahrani Resigns As CEO nFWN41A0DD

QATAR

* Qatar Airways Resumes Daily Services To Bahrain And Kozhikode nFWN41A0PX

UAE

* Dubai Investments Evaluating Plans For IPO Of Dubai Investments Park nFWN41A078

* UAE's ADNOC to invest tens of billions to build a US gas business, FT reports nL4N41B0C8