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,...
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Glitnir to announce Q2 financial results
Glitnir Bank will announce its financial results for the first half of 2008 on Friday 1st August. Larus Welding, CEO, will present Glitnir’s res...
Chechens attack Kurdish asylum seekers in Norway
Five Chechens suspected of attacking refugees at an asylum centre south of Oslo have been detained by Norwegian police. Various weapons were used agai...
English church walkers celebrate St. Olaf’s Day
On Saturday a group of walkers from the small town of Neston near Liverpool, England took advantage of the glorious weather conditions to celebrate th...
Dagsbrun Media lost over 630 million last year
According to Danish media the part Icelandic owned Danish publishing company Nyhedsavisen, Dagsbrun Media K/S lost 632 million Danish kronur last year...
Iceland Express goes green with new Boeing aircraft
Icelandic low-fares carrier Iceland Express signed an agreement this week in Reykjavik which will see the introduction of two Boeing 737-700 aircraft ...
Is Iceland finding oil on the Jan Mayen Ridge?
Very positive signs of oil have been found at the Dreki Area, on the Jan Mayen Ridge of Iceland. As reported last year, the Icelandic government inten...
Russian navy resumes Arctic sea patrols
The Russian navy has resumed its patrols of the Arctic sea around the Svalbard archipelago, an area claimed by both Russia and Norway. There has been ...