Historic Reykjavik building Hofdi house burns
Historic Hofdi House, best known as the location for the 1986 summit meeting between presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev that effectively m...
Iceland’s parliament to vote on the Icesave agreement with UK and the Netherlands
Ten weeks of discussions about the state guarantee on deposits in failed Icesave bank have come to an end and the Icelandic parliament prepares to vot...
Iceland’s Prime Minister’s statement on decision to apply for EU membership
Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland’s Prime Minister and leader of the Icelandic Social Democrats issued the following statement on the decision of...
Icelandic Foreign ministry on European Union accession negotiations vote
The Parliament of Iceland voted today in favour of applying for membership of the European Union. This follows a resolution proposal submitted by the ...
Greenlandic newspaper Atuagagdliutit – Grønlandsposten opens new website
The Greenlandic newspaper Atuagagdliutit – Grønlandsposten has gone live with its new website, AG.gl, which has been in development over recent ...
Iceland’s Keflavik International fourth best airport in Europe
Keflavik International Airport in Iceland is celebrating today after being named Europe’s fourth best airport. Modern facilities, excellent customer s...
Actavis and ASKA finalize agreement for generic pharmaceutical company in Japan
Actavis Group and Japan’s ASKA Pharmaceutical have formally signed an agreement establishing a joint company: Actavis ASKA K.K. with its head office i...
Sweden promises to preserve its minority languages
Since 2000, the Swedish government has given special national minority status to the languages of its ethnic minority groups. These include Finnish, T...