Earlier today I had a chat with a person working in media in the UAE. This person said they had been told, from various sources, that the iPhone will be introduced in the Emirates in April. It would be tied to just one of the telecomm companies here, so either Eitsalat or Du.
This is highly speculative and of course unconfirmed. But we can hope, right?
Update: Perhaps there is some relation to the other countries
reportedly coming on board with the iPhone soon: Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Canada, Ireland, Austria, and Netherlands. Supposedly this will all be announced at the
March 6 event. Out of these, Ireland is
confirmed for March 14 launch.