As a starting point for you in your search Nilesat at 7w has some good english language programming free to air which means you wouldn't need an emu for them.
MBC1 = Mostly arabic but some english language in between
MBC2 = 24 Hours Movies English langauage with arabic subtitling
MBC3 = Childrens Programming Mostly english language with arabic subtitling but with some Arabic language
MBC4 = Mostly american english language programming with arabic subtitling
Dubai One = Mostly american english language programming with arabic subtitling and 3 movies every evening
City TV = General entertainment with news (Dubai focus) Kids and comedy all in English with Arabic Subtitling
Space Toon English = Kids programming in both English with arabic subtitles and some arabic
Kuwait Channel 2 = Not 100% sure on programming but many english
BBC World = World News all in english language with other news focused programming.
Hope this is a good start for you. I believe that many of these are also available on Arabsat 26e and should all be easily receivable from anywhere in the middle east based on the footprint.
Are there any English channels I can pickup using my Dreambox in the Middle East? If so, which satellites and what configuration should I load my DB with? Thanks in advance. You guys rock.