National Police (Arab Union)

The National Police (Arabic: الشرطة الوطنية ash-shurṭah al-waṭanīyah) are the national police and primary law enforcement agency of the Arab Union. A major agency of the Ministry of Interior, the National Police are organised at both the federal and republican levels. They are responsible for preserving order and public safety patrolling urban and rural communities alike, traffic enforcement, investigating crimes, and emergency response along with the National Fire Brigade and National Ambulance Service. In zones under martial law, National Police operations come under the authority of the Military Police Directorate, and thus ultimately the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence.