Jailed youth returns home to Iceland
After a long and unsuccessful campaign by the Rights Justice Freedom group, the 24-year-old Icelandic prisoner, Aron Palmi Agustsson, finished his ten...
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Press Program – Glitnir Bank to open New York office
To mark the opening of a new office in New York City, Nordic bank Glitnir has issued an invitation to the media for a press breakfast and conference o...
US meeting with Icelandic President focuses on energy
Environmental issues were on the agenda at a meeting between Barbara Boxer, an American senator and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the President of Iceland. ...
Icelandic Prime Minister attends Icelandic summer festival in US
Icelandic prime minister, Geir Haarde, met last weekend with a community in North Dakota famous for its Icelandic roots. The 108th annual Deuce of Aug...
Icelandic wool art hits New York
Vik Prjonsdottir, a group of Icelandic designers, launched their woolen art products at a cocktail party at Scandinavian Grace in Brooklyn last week. ...
Icelandair gives US Children Free Flights and Holidays
Icelandair has offered ten US children the holiday of a lifetime to any of its seventeen European destinations. Following a review of applications for...
Glitnir Bank Looks to US Geothermal Energy
Icelandic investment bank Glitnir met with leading geologists, government officials and investors at the first West Coast Geothermal Finance and Devel...
Icelandair Resumes Flights from Baltimore
Icelandair is flying from Baltimore / Washington International Airport again after a two-month winter break.Flights to Reykjavik (Keflavik), Iceland r...