Best overlap: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Abu Dhabi is 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Paris.
The overlap falls at 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Abu Dhabi, or 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM if you're in Paris. Paris is 2 hours behind Abu Dhabi, and with 8 hours of overlap you can even run back-to-back calls without stepping outside business hours. Heads up: because Paris changes its clocks and Abu Dhabi doesn't, the difference moves by an hour twice a year. Confirm the overlap around the DST switch.
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