Obama vows not to ease up of Iceland whale hunting pressure
US President Barack Obama has instructed officials to continue applying pressure on Iceland to comply with the whaling moratorium introduced by the In...
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Iceland invites Indonesia to Arctic Circle Assembly
Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has invited Indonesia to join the second Arctic Circle Assembly conference in Reykjavik in October.
Coastal states agree blue whiting TAC
Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Islands have reached an agreement with the EU over the total allowable catch (TAC) of blue whiting in the Northeast Atla...
Landsbanki suffers homes for loan repayment setback
Icelandic bank Landsbanki has suffered a setback after its Luxembourg branch lost an appeal against French authorities seizing debts of clients who lo...
‘When Björk met Attenborough’ set for DVD release
When Björk met Attenborough: The Nature of Music, a nature documentary featuring the famous nature expert and Iceland’s quirky musician, will be relea...
Iceland: Mackerel deal will affect stocks
Icelandic fishing and environmental groups have claimed Norway and the EU have agreed a deal that could have a negative impact on the mackerel stock i...
Iceland whaler attempts to ship around 2,000 tonnes of whale meat
The Icelandic whaling crusader Kristjan Loftsson is trying to ship around 2,000 tonnes of fin whale meat to Japan despite the limited market and stron...
Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference 2014 is underway
The 11th edition of the Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference (RIMC) is now underway at the Grand Hotel Reykjavik, in Reykjavik, Iceland.