When three become two: Austria more equal than others
There are three candidates currently in competition for two vacant seats on the U.N. Security Council. According to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon...
Land of leisure: Iceland to become one big park?
Iceland recently announced plans to create a national park which will cover 15,000 square kilometres (3 million acres), or nearly 15 percent of the en...
Iceland very similar to Barbados
Despite the obvious differences between Iceland and the Caribbean, the two regions are looking at increasing their strategic links according to the Ja...
Riotous ringtone is a real gas
Following the truck driver’s protest that ended in violence on Wednesday 23rd April, the Icelandic nation has been looking at itself in a slightly dif...
Iceland to explore geothermal possibilities in Ethiopia
In January this year, the government of Iceland signed a bilateral agreement with Ethiopia over the matter of geothermal explorations in Africa. As a ...
Less pollution from Icelandic aluminium smelters
Iceland’s Ministry for the Environment recently released a report stating that greenhouse gas emissions from Iceland’s aluminium smelters has decrease...
Icelandic Prime Minister welcomed in Canada
Iceland has become a surprising middleman between Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Premier of Newfoundland, Danny Williams. Geir Haarde,...
Round The Rock with a paddle
Marcus Demuth, a kayaker from New York City, will be beginning a solo circumnavigation of Iceland by sea kayak on June 6th, according to reports in pa...