Icelandic fish scares bathers in Norfolk
A rare piranha-like fish normally found in the deep waters around Iceland, recently ended up scaring passers by on a Norfolk beach. The fish was ident...
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Engine failure on Air Iceland flight
Domestic airline, Air Iceland, was forced to abort a flight from Egilsstadir to Reykjavik on Tuesday due to engine failure. The Fokker 50 airplane and...
Maltese songwriter in Iceland
A songwriter from Malta and a composer from Iceland are teaming up in the hope of making a song that will take first prize at next year’s Eurovision S...
Reykjavik Energy Invest in joint venture bid for Philippines
Reykjavik Energy Invest (REI) has joined forces with First Gen Corporation in order to submit a bid for a share in PNOC Energy Development – a ...
Icelandic soccer team gets new coach
The Icelandic men’s soccer team has a new coach after the Football Association of Iceland (KSI) made the decision not to renew its contract with forme...
Import of raw meat to be allowed
Travelers from Europe will be able to bring raw meat and eggs with them when they come to Iceland in 2 years time. Iceland is set to join the European...
Debate on alcohol bill rages on
Last month, 17 MPs from the Independence Party, Progressive Party and the Social Democrats proposed a bill breaking the government’s monopoly on the s...
Surprise rise in Icelandic interest rates
Iceland’s central bank, the Sedlabanki, recently raised the Icelandic policy interest rate, making it the highest interest rate charged in any develop...