Central bank raises Iceland interest rates
Iceland’s central bank has opted to raise the country’s primary interest rate by 0.25 percent. Officials from Sedlabanki said that the move comes amid...
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Finnish PM: Iceland air surveillance ‘an exercise’
Finland’s premier has said that the country’s possible commitment to assist with a NATO effort in patrolling Icelandic airspace will not be a combat m...
Icelandic researchers: rare gene increases Alzheimer’s risk
Icelandic and British researchers have pinpointed a gene variant that appears to triple the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The news comes via...
Dr Mike Allen to talk at geothermal energy conference in Reykjavík Iceland
Dr Mike Allen, executive director of the Geothermal New Zealand initiative, will be speaking at the Iceland Geothermal energy conference, IGC 2013, an...
Northern Lights package ideal for romantic weekend getaway in Iceland
Icelandair, Iceland’s leading airline, is offering a Northern Lights package ideal for a weekend city break or romantic getaway in Iceland this winter...
Facebook bans Icelandic women’s right activist for death threat re-post
An Icelandic activist has been temporarily banned from Facebook after she reposted another user’s death threat. Hildur Lilliendahl Viggósdóttir, among...
Icelandic government responds to mackerel debate
Both Iceland’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and the chief negotiator on mackerel fishing have issued statements today in regards to the ong...
Survey: majority of Icelanders want out of EU membership bid
A newly published poll has shown that most of Icelanders want to back out of the country’s bid to become part of the European Union.