National Police (Arab Union)

The National Police (Arabic: الشرطة الوطنية ash-shurṭah al-waṭanīyah) is the name of the primary civilian law enforcement agency of each member republic of the Arab Union, which according to the 1999 National Police Act is subordinate to its respective republican government through the Ministry of Interior. For example, the Palestine National Police is the law enforcement agency of the Palestinian Arab Republic. Each republic's Ministry of Interior has several other agencies responsible for internal security and law enforcement which operate alongside the counterpart National Police. Policing matters which affect two or more republics are automatically under the jurisdiction of the Joint Security Committee, an agency of the federal government which also handles national security and intelligence.