Iceland strengthens relations with Greece
A meeting between the Icelandic and Greek prime ministers yesterday reaffirmed the good level of relations between the two countries. Geir H. Haarde, ...
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Icelandair sponsors Iceland Airwaves music festival
Iceland Airwaves, the biggest event in Iceland’s musical calendar, will take place this year on October 15-19. Icelandair, one of the main sponsors of...
Iceland Express sponsors resurrection of Reykjavik landmark in London
Kling og Bang, a group of Icelandic artists, has announced it is taking the legendary Reykjavik bar Sirkus to London in October. Budget airline Icelan...
Palestinian refugees relocating to Scandinavia
The United Nations refugee agency has announced it will relocate some of Iraq’s most desperate refugees to Sweden and Iceland under an agreement made ...
Norway’s equestrian team may be stripped of gold
Doping tests on Camiro, the horse ridden by Norwegian Tony Andre Hansen in the Olympics team jumping event, have come back positive. Both the horse an...
Consumer confidence bounces back in Iceland
August experienced a jump in consumer confidence in Iceland, rebounding from a record low of the previous month, reports Reuters referring to a poll b...
Norway wins 10 medals in 2008 Olympics
Norway wrapped up its efforts at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with two more golds and one silver in the nation’s final events, bring its total to ...
Glitnir acts as financial advisor for American Seafoods acquisition
Glitnir Bank, a leading provider of financing and advisory services to the global seafood industry, has advised Seattle-based American Seafoods on the...