Possible Clues:

• Name a character in the centre of big Gulf state
• American friend turns up with excellent port
• Emirates Airline's home base
• Bud sent up excellent state
• A pal in New York tipping one crude source
• Person found in monk's town with excellent port from the east
• Largest city in the United Arab Emirates
• Give name to first-rate Arabian city
• Persian Gulf city
• State of revolution in Asia, Buddhist-inspired