Reykjavik hosts Internet marketing conference
The annual Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference and Expo (RIMC) will be taking place on Friday 8th February at the Hilton Nordica in Reykjavik, Ice...
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Iceland will choose its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade on 23 February, after the show took a short break for Christma...
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Top civil servants enjoy larger salary increases
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Pompeii of the North project wins award
Icelandair awarded its 2007 Innovation Award to the “Pompeii of the North” project. The project involves digging up houses and other items...
Icelandic president Olafur Ragnar Grimsson goes for fourth term
Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the President of Iceland, is going for his fourth term this year. Mr. Grimsson announced his intention to stand in his New Yea...
Explosive Iceland welcomes 2008 with record fireworks
The Republic of Iceland, with just 300,000 inhabitants, celebrated the arrival of 2008 with thousands of tons of fireworks to help see the new year in...