Iceland funds chess in Namibia
Between August 31st and September 11th this year, the Namibia Chess Federation (NCF) will host the African Individual Chess Championships. The governm...
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India to open embassy in Iceland
Officials from the government of India have announced that they will be opening embassies in four countries around the world as well as a new Consulat...
Start of arctic land grab
On August 2nd, representatives from Russia planted a Russian flag on the bottom of the ocean, two miles underneath the polar ice-cap, starting a rush ...
Icelandair commence les vols vers Toronto
Après l’ouverture d’Halifax en mai 2007, Icelandair va offrir les vols vers Toronto dès le printemps prochain, tout en réfléchissant à de futures opér...
Fujitsu to overhaul Reuters IT infrastructure
Fujitsu Services, a leading European IT services company, has signed a 10-year agreement with Reuters to provide IT services for Reuters’ 17,500 emplo...
Norwegian army conducts exercises in Iceland
Military units from the Norwegian Special Forces and some of Norway’s F-16 fighter jets will be conducting military exercise in Iceland this week in o...
Iceland awards development grants to Uganda
An official at the embassy of Iceland in Uganda has stated that Iceland gave a development grant valued at $8.5 million to the country. Agusta Gislado...
Round the world expedition lands in Iceland
The first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in a single engine small aircraft was achieved on August 5th by Wing Cdr Rahul Monga. Monga took off f...