New airport for Reykjavik considered
Iceland Express is seeking permission to build a new airport in Reykjavik. The proposed airport would measure 6,500 square meters and be located next ...
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Activists target Icelandic consulate in Edinburgh
On the morning of July 20th, environmental protesters vandalised the Icelandic consulate in Edinburgh. The steps of the consulate were covered in red ...
Iceland gets Harry Potter first
Because of the time difference between Europe and Iceland, bookstores in Reykjavik? have been? selling the newest Harry Potter book one hour before th...
Robot helps hospital patients find their legs
Reykjavik-based insurance company, Sjóvá, has donated a robot to the rehabilitation ward of Iceland’s National Hospital. The computer-controlled robot...
High approval rating recorded for Iceland’s coalition government
A recent poll conducted by the Capacent Gallup group indicates that Iceland’s current government is experiencing a high degree of voter approval. Sour...
Icelandic company big in the frozen food market
Icelandic company, Eimskip Holdings Inc, has become one of the major players in the frozen food industry, an industry that was recently cited as being...
Boy tear gassed by local police
Reykjvaik’s special police forces used teargas to subdue a teenage boy who was threatening his family with a weapon last week. The 16-year-old male wa...
Customs tightens surveillance to seize stolen goods
Police and customs officials in Iceland recently acknowledged an increase in organised crime in the country. According to one local newspaper, officia...