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Most Gulf stock markets closed higher on Tuesday, spurred by rising oil prices, with Dubai leading gains with help from its strengthening COVID-19 vaccination drive.

The U.S. envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, is traveling to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kenya this week, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Reuters 1/5 People interact at Elsewhere, a music venue and nightclub, at the reopening of the rooftop within restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn, New York, U.S., April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Gaia Squarci Read More As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues after more than a year of on-off lockdowns...

Middle Eastern stock markets closed mixed on Monday, with indexes in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia logging monthly gains amid rising oil prices and improving business activity in their non-oil sectors.

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has hired international banks for a multi-billion dollar debut public bond sale by the end of June, two sources said, as lower oil and gas prices prompt Gulf energy firms to raise cash.

Reuters 1 minute read Kuwaits newly appointed crown prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabah waves before he is sworn in, as speaker of parliament Marzouq al-Ghanim, and Kuwaits Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah clap, at the parliament, in Kuwait City, Kuwait October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee Kuwaits crown prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad will lead a delegation, which includes the oil and foreign ministers, on an official visit to neighbouring Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, ...

Major Gulf stock markets were mixed in early trade on Monday, with indexes in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia set for monthly gains amid rising oil prices and signs of economic recovery.

Major stock markets in the Gulf were little changed in early trade on Sunday, with expectations of economic recovery nudging Dubai higher again after the index snapped an eight-session winning streak at the end of last week.

Reuters 2 minute read Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, is pictured at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir Qatar has no plans to normalise ties with Syria, the Gulf states foreign minister said, after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office last week in an election derided by the opposition and the West as a farce. Qatar was among several regional states including Saudi Arabia that backed rebels...

Most major Gulf stock markets fell on Sunday, led by the Abu Dhabi bourse, while Saudi Arabia closed higher supported by gains in telecom and healthcare shares.