FO silent protest held in Alþingi
Following the Klaustur recording scandal, the return of Bergþór and Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson to Alþingi two weeks ago has made waves with multiple prote...
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Weather warnings issued in South Iceland
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) is prepared to close several roads including Hellisheiði and Þrengsli, Kjalarnes and Mosfellshe...
Passports change design today
After four years of preparation, the new design of Icelandic passports begins today. The new passports take two working days to make and include impro...
Tickets for Söngvakeppnin 2019 go live today
Iceland’s Söngvakeppnin returns in early March to decide who will be entered into the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of the country. Tickets for th...
Man assumed dead reunited with family in Iceland
When Murtada Al-Saedi disappeared without trace in his home country of Iraq, everyone thought he was dead. His wife, Hanaah, and their five children, ...
Iceland to change time?
After periodic chat for at least a couple of decades, Iceland is now seriously considering changing time zone. But why? And why now? Iceland adopted G...
“People Really Want to Find the Right Gift”
This holiday season, Kringlan Shopping Center in Reykjavík launched a service called the Emergency Package Button. The idea behind this service is to ...
Two whales to fly from China to Iceland
Two captive beluga whales, called Little White and Little Grey, are preparing for a gruelling journey from Shanghai to Iceland’s Westman Islands this ...