South of Forgiveness lecture excluded from Women of the World
London 2017 WOW – Women of the World festival celebrating the achievements of women and girls as well as looking at the obstacles they face acro...
Iceland prepares to bind equal pay in legislation
The Icelandic government has announced preparations to introduce a legislation requiring all employers with over twenty five employees, to provide pro...
#BeBoldForChange – International Women’s Day 2017
For International Women’s Day 2017 a new outreach has been made for people to exhilirate gender equality. #BeBoldForChange is a call “on the ma...
South of Forgiveness – Forgiving rape
IceNews recently reported on the book South of Forgiveness where rape victim and rapist co-author a book and travel the world, sharing the stage, for ...
Majority opposes ending state monopoly of alcohol according to surveys
A bill is currently being debated in the Icelandic parliament regarding the state monopoly of alcohol retail. Passing the bill would mean to ab...
Winter wonderland, Reykjavik transformed overnight
The people of Reykjavik woke up on Sunday morning to a fairytale like winter wonderland. There was a record downfall of fluffy snow, the snow was meas...
WARNING – Extreme Storm. NO travel conditions in Iceland today!
A very strong storm will hit the whole of Iceland today and people are strongly advised to stay at home. There are no travel conditions. The storm sta...
The western world has polarized because of the president’s taste in pizza “I don’t dictate pizza toppings!”
Its official, President Gudni Th Johannesson likes Cod as a pizza topping but dislikes pineapple. By remarking that he would ban pineapple on pizza if...