Pirate Party now Iceland’s most popular
Local poling has revealed that the Icelandic Pirate Party is now the country’s biggest political party after a further surge in its popularity. The pa...
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Iceland revokes law allowing citizens to kill Basques
Authorities in Iceland have revoked a 400-year-old law that allowed citizens to kill Basques on sight. For the past four centuries, people in Iceland ...
BBC buys Icelandic drama
The UK’s number one broadcaster the BBC has bought Icelandic series Trapped from director Baltasar Kormakur. The 10-part drama becomes the company’s l...
Iceland: Tourists to be offered help from human search engine
Iceland has launched the innovative first ever human search engine which will offer tourists a human contact to find out information that can be usefu...
Pink geyser painter rejects criticism
An artist who painted a geyser in Iceland bright pink has said the spray he used was harmless and has refused to pay the fine he was handed. The Danis...
Iceland’s women marathon runners can outrun America’s men
Iceland has been named as the world’s most dominant country when it comes to running a marathon, while the average female marathoners can outpace thei...
Progressive Party member: EU membership referendum ‘unlikely’
A referendum on whether Iceland should join the European Union (EU) is unlikely to take place, according to Progressive Party member Karl Gardarsson. ...
Annual Icelandic-American conference focusses on Arctic opportunities
The annual Icelandic-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) conference will see public and private sector figures from Iceland, the US, Canada and Greenl...