Capt Zoolander....
I'm not a pilot, but I have lived in the ME for the past 6 years.
I can only echo what all the others have said. It's a great place to live, really good for the kids, much safer than being in a big city at home I can assure you.
I live in Muscat, which is a full order of magnitude better than those other places
but to think that you have won the lotto for missing out seems odd to me.
BTW I didn't sell either of my houses in Oz, they also went up astronomically..and i put a bucket load of tax free dollars in the bank...go figure.