Best overlap: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cape Town is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Abu Dhabi.
Keep meetings inside 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cape Town — that maps to 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Abu Dhabi. With 8 hours of daily overlap, these two cities are an easy pairing; almost any reasonable hour works.
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