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, criminal investigation, and emergency response along with the National Fire Service and National Ambulance Service.

Because the National Police remain the only visible police presence within all Arab Union communities, the term "police" (شرطة shurṭah) is the common colloquialism used by the general community for the National Police as organisation or presence or a single p. officer/constable (شرطي m/شرطية f).