Iceland to start drilling for oil
The Icelandic government has offered 100 licenses to companies to start exploring for oil off the country’s northeastern coast. Iceland could st...
Iceland strengthens relations with Greece
A meeting between the Icelandic and Greek prime ministers yesterday reaffirmed the good level of relations between the two countries. Geir H. Haarde, ...
Olympic News: France wins handball final and leaves Iceland with silver
Iceland was defeated by France 28-23 in the very closely watched final game of the Olympic men’s handball game which brought the country on Sunday mor...
Iceland beats Spain in men’s handball Olympic semi-final
The Icelandic men’s handball team played a promising game in the Olympic semi-final at midday today (Icelandic time). In an overly exciting match they...
Best summer in Iceland since 1944
According to MBL.is, the summer of 2008 is the best since 1944 and probably the best summer since weather records began. According to Trausti Jonsson,...
No new Polar bear sightings
The Icelandic coast guard in cooperation with local authorities have been searching for the two Polar bears sighted in the Hornstrandir area. The poli...
Saving Iceland protests
The fourth Saving Iceland action camp has now begun in the area of Helguvik. Early this morning around forty activists from some ten countries occupie...
More Polar Bears seen in Iceland
Several group of hikers travelling around the Hornstrandir area in Iceland reported seeing two “white spots” in the mountain hills, spots ...