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Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic in northern BiH

SARAJEVO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snowfall has disrupted traffic in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), particularly in the Una-Sana Canton, where a major traffic collapse has occurred on the M5 highway near Bihac.

Flood-damaged railway services resume in southern Bosnia

SARAJEVO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Railway services in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have fully resumed following a four-month suspension caused by severe flooding, the national railway operator announced on Monday.

BiH sees nearly 2 mln tourist arrivals in 2024, up 10.3 pct year-on-year

SARAJEVO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) welcomed nearly 2 million tourist arrivals in 2024, marking a 10.3 percent increase from the previous year, the national statistics agency reported on Friday.

Sarajevo police seize drugs, weapons in major operation

SARAJEVO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Police seized more than 100 kilograms of drugs and a large cache of weapons in an anti-drug operation, authorities in the Sarajevo Canton announced on Thursday.

BiH secures continued approval for dairy exports to EU

SARAJEVO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has received approval to continue exporting milk and dairy products to the European Union (EU) following an evaluation, an official announced on Monday.

False bomb threats lead to school suspensions in BiH

SARAJEVO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have confirmed that multiple bomb threats targeting schools and kindergartens in several cities were false alarms, according to local authorities on Saturday.

Foreign tourist arrivals to Sarajevo hit record high since COVID-19

SARAJEVO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Sarajevo has set a new record for foreign tourist numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to figures released Friday by the Sarajevo Canton Tourism Board.

Tourist arrivals in BiH up 17.6 pct in November 2024

SARAJEVO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) recorded over 124,800 tourist arrivals in November 2024, marking a 17.6 percent year-on-year increase, according to the country's Statistics Agency.

Sarajevo int'l airport records 34 pct passenger growth in 2024

SARAJEVO, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Sarajevo International Airport served more than 1.82 million passengers in 2024, a rise of 34 percent from a year earlier, according to the airport on Tuesday.

Heavy snow disrupts traffic in BiH

SARAJEVO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snow severely disrupted traffic in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Friday, particularly in central and northern regions, where snow accumulation was predicted to range from 10 to 20 cm, according to local authorities.

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