Liverpool to host Icelandic culture festival
For four days the streets of Liverpool will be flooded with a vibrant display of Icelandic culture. From November 29th until December 2nd, the ICE2007...
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Fujitsu Services signs deal with UK government department
Fujitsu Services, a leading European IT services provider, has reached a deal with the UK Cabinet Office to supply a shared service, public sector IT ...
Icelandair picks up outstanding website award
Icelandair.com, in partnership with IT company Amadeus, has won the ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ in the airline category at this year’s Interactive...
Iceland Airwaves music festival kicks off
The much anticipated Icelandic Airwaves Festival kicked off this week in Reykjavik. The annual music festival, which sees well-known international as...
Iceland is smoke-free and happy
On June 18th this year, a new ban on smoking in restaurants and night clubs was introduced in Iceland. A recent opinion poll conducted by local newspa...
India signs energy cooperation agreement with Iceland
The governments of India and Iceland last week signed an agreement in which they declared their mutual cooperation on the development of new technolog...
Icelandic banks gamble on credit crunch
Whilst many financial spectators have been advising Icelandic banks to proceed more cautiously this year, the main Icelandic banks have not stopped in...
Iceland opens geothermal office in California
On October 12th, the Icelandic President, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, joined officials from the state of California and the city of Los Angeles to open th...