Hey Silver5,
I can confirm that their screening process is pretty rigorous and it's beyond what you would expect of any FTO in the Middle East (which is definitely a good thing!)
It's a way of reducing risk to the flight school and yourself. The flight school don't want your hard earned money if they think (a) Your not going to cope with the intensive training, or (b) They believe you'll have little success with becoming a first officer with the airlines after you complete your training.
The selection process and what it entails is available [
here]
All the best
