Iceland to launch Stockfish Film Festival
The inaugural edition of the Stockfish Film Festival is to launch in Iceland at arthouse theatre Bio Paradis on 19 February next year.
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North Dakota town to host 37th Norsk Hostfest
The North Dakota town of Minot is to showcase Scandinavian culture and heritage this week at the 37th Norsk Hostfest.
Third geothermal energy conference IGC in Iceland announced for 2016
The Iceland Geothermal Conference (IGC 2016), has announced that it will be holding the third edition of the event at the Harpa Conference Centre in R...
DFDS ferry link between Denmark and UK closes
The final ferry link between Denmark and the UK sailed for the last time on Saturday after DFDS Seaways called time on its Esbjerg-Harwich route.
Status of eruption at Holuhraun lava field in Iceland
The lava eruption on Holuhraun continues. Lava flows northward from the eruption site. At 20:00 UTC yesterday, the lava extended over a 3-km2. This co...
Iceland volcano no threat to aviation as of yet states Icelandic Meteorological Office
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has changed the volcanic activity alert status for aviation in Iceland from red to orange. The small eruption is n...
Icelandic Civil Protection Scientific Advisory Board discuss Bárðarbunga volcano
Scientists from the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the Institute of Earth Sciences, together with representatives of the Civil Protection in Icel...
Norway and Egypt to co-host conference on reconstruction of Gaza
Norway and Egypt are to co-host a conference in Cairo on the reconstruction of Gaza, states Børge Brende, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.