Currently the documents are in Arabic.

The ministry also announced in a separate, but related, statement that it was issuing a new set of guidelines about the importation of vehicles, bringing the authority to grant import licenses under the joint supervision of the ministries of interior and finance.

“Imported vehicles should have two airbags and two anti-lock braking systems. Errors in manifest will be resolved by the customs directorate,” the statement said.

Additionally, eclectic and hydrogen powered vehicles will be registered in the same class as four-cylinder automobiles, NRT reported.

Authorization to import armored cars will also be subject to approval by the interior ministry.

To qualify as a classic automobile, the vehicle in question should be at least than 40-years-old, the statement said.

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