Factors to watch - Oct 5

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

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks upbeat, dollar rises at euro's expense MKTS/GLOB

* Oil slips as Middle East crude exports rise, G7 to release stocks O/R

* PRECIOUS-Gold nudges lower as dollar holds firm GOL/

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Gulf shares end higher on firmer oil, US rate bets .MIDEAST

* Yemeni government launches offensive to seize all areas from Iran-backed Houthis

* Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met

* OPEC+ agrees to keep November oil output targets steady

* EXPLAINER-Who are the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen?

* Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels but tanker attacks increase

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Arabia unexpectedly cuts November oil prices to Asia to 6-year lows

* EXCLUSIVE-Saudi Arabia quietly shelving NEOM Stadium, one of 2034 World Cup venues

* Saudi Arabia to cancel Joy Awards, its answer to the Grammys, amid budget cuts, sources say

* ACWA Power Achieves Financial Close For Rabigh 2 IPP Expansion Project In Saudi Arabia

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* UAE non-oil firms raise prices at fastest pace since 2011, PMI shows

ISRAEL

* Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge

* Haunted by grief, Gaza's displaced still wait overseas for return

TURKEY

* Turkey says Mecca pact committee to meet in Riyadh on October 5

* POLL-Turkey September monthly inflation seen at 2.3%, annual at 30.3%

EGYPT

* Egypt non-oil downturn deepens in September as orders slump, PMI shows