As interesting as that would be and I like the ideas behind it, I have a sneaky suspicion that Game Freak would be extremely cautious about touching the Middle East for inspiration. Not so much about any threats they could receive from "you know who", but moreso because of the potential backlash they could receive from their Western and possibly European audiences' parents. The Pokemon fandom that includes us mostly older fans are pretty tolerant towards other cultures(I even had a good friend in high school who was Muslim), but the majority of the Western parents of Pokemon's target audience are unfortunately not as tolerant. Teachers here in the US have even gotten death threats from parents simply because they were teaching a subject about the Muslim religion and giving them homework for it.
I mean, they could do a little here and there like with Hoenn's Legendary Trio and Hoopa, but if they went any further such as the region and maybe even a new Trainer Class wearing turbans, I can only imagine...
I could be worrying too much though... I mean they did draw references from Dubai and other Middle Eastern stuff for the Hoopa movie, so who knows.
But other than that stuff... I'd really like a new Pokemon based on a peacock. I don't think we've had one yet, so I think it's high time we did. And give it a signature move that has something to do with its magnificent tail. They're one of my favorite type of birds, and I'd also like to have another owl other than the Hoothoot/Noctowl line.