As ETOPS has already mentioned, I reckon GA and especially aircraft hire is pretty much a no go in the middle east.
There is an ultralight school at Ras Al Kaimah but I understand that they are pretty much restricted to very local flights.
I met a couple of UK commercial guys in a bar over here who say that the UAE CAA are becoming very friendly toward GA but I have yet to see evidence of it. I am also told that there is a SA Bulldog hangared at the Al Bateen executive airport here in Abu but attempts to find out who the owner is and whether he would be amenable to a paying passenger have so far failed. Not keen on getting arrested or shot in the process of closer investigation either.