Safety??
What took place at MAN?
The general tone of comments seems to indicate a culture of fear of management, rather than a healthy fear of screwing-up. The former breeds an unsafe culture, the latter a safer and more professional culture.
Knowing the environment in the UAE/ME arena, I believe the safety culture will deteriorate further as the locals are intent on not losing face and making money, neither of which are inherent in an airline safety culture.
I feel sorry for you folks at EK, EY, QR, SV and others.