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Official authority gateways for 22 Arab countries

Choose a country, open the relevant authority or government service, then check requirements at source. The authority directory and news-monitoring status are separate information.

Source identity checked: 3 October 2026. These are selected gateways, not an exhaustive legal register or a guarantee of continuing site availability.

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Government service

Bahrain

National Health Regulatory Authority — NHRA

Open official entry

The service link is on the government portal; automated access to the authority website may be restricted.

Official entry added; no documented mapping to current automated monitoring. Monitoring status

Regulator or specialist department

Egypt

Egyptian Drug Authority — EDA

Open official entry

Mapped to the existing monitoring service; check the latest status. Monitoring status

Regulator or specialist department

Jordan

Jordan Food and Drug Administration — JFDA

Open official entry

Mapped to the existing monitoring service; check the latest status. Monitoring status

Government authority directory

Mauritania

Ministry of Health — listed in the Prime Minister’s directory

Open official entry

The government directory establishes the ministry link; direct access to the ministry website could not be checked in this review.

Official entry added; no documented mapping to current automated monitoring. Monitoring status

Health ministry

Qatar

Ministry of Public Health — Pharmacy and Drug Control

Open official entry

The ministry website may require interactive verification; automated access failure does not establish that the service is unavailable.

Official entry added; no documented mapping to current automated monitoring. Monitoring status

Regulator or specialist department

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Food and Drug Authority — SFDA

Open official entry

Mapped to the existing monitoring service; check the latest status. Monitoring status

Regulator or specialist department

Yemen

Supreme Board of Drugs and Medical Appliances — Aden portal

Open official entry

Both portals are identified by location. Confirm the competent authority for the shipment destination; do not assume one portal’s procedure applies to every area.

Official entry added; no documented mapping to current automated monitoring. Monitoring status

Before preparing a submission or shipment

  1. Identify product classification, market and competent authority.
  2. Open the current procedure and form; record version and effective date.
  3. Separate medicines from devices and registration from import requirements.
  4. Document unresolved questions and obtain direct confirmation from the authority.
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