Why will it not be as nice in Dubai??? Does Dubai tend to be cloudier than Abu Dhabi? That's about the only reason I can think of.

Be prepared to wake up pretty early. You won't be able to see most of it from the United Arab Emirates, 3timesalady. Just before dawn you'll see the Moon enter the Earth's shadow, but the Sun will have risen and the Moon will have set by the time it hits the mid-point of the eclipse.