National Postal Authority

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The National Postal Authority (Arabic: سلطة البريد الوطنية sulṭat al-barīd waṭanīyah), colloquially known as Arab Post (البريد العربي al-barīd al-ʿarabī), is the national postal administration of the Arab Union. Arab Post serves as the public postal carrier throughout the territory of the Arab Union, within and across its 20 republics, the Kurdistan Autonomous Region and the federal capital, Nasseria. While domestic, regular postage (ie. mail and small packages) is complimentary (free of charge), there is a small fee for international postage, and Arab Post also provides a range of premium options, including express and next-day delivery, secure courier and other related services; a portion of the profit generated by its premium brand covers operating expenses for complimentary postal services, while remaining income is delivered to government coffers, making the National Postal Service a self-subsidising public service.

Complimentary postal service is universally available domestically, with a post office located within 10 km of every community across the Arab Union and all residential, commercial and government addresses served. Employing over 1.34 million people as of 2022, Arab Post is one of the nation's largest employers, operating the world's largest fleet of post vans and 25 cargo aircraft (including six A300s), five MD-11s, and 14 SkyCouriers. The headquarters of Arab Post is located off Hafez al-Assad Square in the Nasseria district of Kazi Zaher.