Icelandic President visits Qatar
After spending four days in Qatar, the President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, and his delegation bid farewell to Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa ...
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Storm sweeps southern Norway
A severe storm forced at least one offshore oil platform to shut down in Norway on Friday. The storm also caused a large number of problems on land. H...
Fujitsu in Finland wins IT contract with Berner
Finnish firm Berner Ltd has signed a contract with IT services company Fujitsu to expand its existing SAP IT system to cover production operations. Be...
Iceland Music Export celebrates first year at Midem
Iceland Music Export (IMX) will host its first stand at the world-famous Midem music event which is running in Cannes until 30th January. Over 10,000 ...
Teenager arrested in anti-whaling protest
A 14-year old girl was arrested in London on Thursday for protesting against whaling at the Japanese embassy. The girl had tied herself to the embassy...
Actavis buys Pfizer oncology plant
Actavis, an international pharmaceutical firm which is based in Iceland, recently signed an agreement to acquire a manufacturing site from Pfizer in N...
The complicated legacy of Bobby Fischer
Chess legend Bobby Fischer, who died on January 17th, was recently buried at a country church in Iceland during a Catholic funeral service. Though the...
Landsbanki Q4 presentation in London on 29th January
The Nordic Bank Landsbanki will present its Q4 2007 financial results on 28th January, with a formal presentation on the 29th in London. Joint CEOs of...