Dubai is on Bitcoin map for years, they are very open to crypto general. It shouldn`t be a surprise, they are very advanced little state that invest a lot in everything, especially new technologies. In the beginning of this year they issued first licence for crypto service, I searched a bit and I found that article:
https://news.bitcoin.com/dubai-issues-license-to-cryptocurrency-firm/. The largest free economic zone in the UAE, with zero percent personal and corporate income tax, has started issuing licenses to firms trading cryptocurrencies. The first license has been issued to a gold trader that has recently started offering cryptocurrency services. Dubai is definitely going in the right directions for this kind of enterprise, in few years they will be more crypto than now.