Best overlap: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney is 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Abu Dhabi.
Keep meetings inside 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Sydney — that maps to 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Abu Dhabi. With 4 hours of overlap, 2:00 PM in Sydney (8:00 AM in Abu Dhabi) is a comfortable, repeatable slot for both sides. These times hold for most of the year, but Sydney's daylight saving (which Abu Dhabi doesn't use) shifts them by an hour twice annually.
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