Whaling season in Iceland “a success”
Iceland’s whaling quota this year is coming close to being reached, but according to Managing Director of the Association of Minke Whalers Gunnar Jons...
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Two Russian bombers fly over Icelandic airspace
Two Russian bomber aircraft flew over Icelandic airspace last Wednesday. According to the website of the Icelandic Department of Defense, the two Russ...
Iceland helps Namibia with deaf community centre
Iceland’s Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SHH) will support a similar organisation in the African nation of Namibia. The SHH wi...
Taliban commander warns Swedish soldiers they are targets
In reprisal for the killing of three Taliban fighters by Swedish soldiers last week during an ambush on the all-Nordic patrol, a regional Taliban comm...
Rejected Iraqi asylum seekers disappear from Denmark
The refugee support group Asylret has come forward and told Danish police that 44 of the Iraqi asylum seekers who were staying in Denmark have disappe...
Russian ship Kruzenshtern arrives in Reykjavik today
The famous Russian ship, Kruzenshtern, comes to Reykjavik today until the 9th of August. It will dock at the main Reykjavik harbor and is Kruzenshtern...
Norwegian embassy in Morocco gets death threats
A difficult child custody case involving the kidnapping of two children by their father has created major problems for the staff at Morocco’s Norwegia...
Denmark holds the Russia – Denmark Caravan of Friendship
According to RIA RusBusiness News, in October 2009 Denmark will hold the “Caravan of Russia – Denmark Friendship” forum. The aim of the forum is to es...