Iceland to begin Atlantic oil exploration
The Icelandic government intends to open the Dreki region in the Atlantic Ocean for oil and gas exploration in January 2009. New gas or oil sites woul...
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Finland to help in Afghanistan stabilisation
The President of Finland met with the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy on Friday to discuss the country’s role in stabilising Afghanis...
Danish court acquits FARC ‘terrorists’
A Danish court acquitted seven people who raised funds for a guerrilla group in the Andes last week, prompting an angry protest from the government of...
Iceland takes action against US human rights violations
A total of 22 Icelandic MPs have signed an Amnesty International letter to prohibit illegal custody and other human rights violations in the US “War o...
India and Iceland conclude tax agreement
Representatives of the governments of India and Iceland signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement last week, in a move designed to strengthen the t...
Ireland brings new proposal to Rockall dispute
The Republic of Ireland recently announced that it had a compromise to propose for the Rockall question. For the last five years, Britain, Denmark, Ir...
Tax treaty signed between Iceland and America
The US Treasury Department last month announced the signing of a new treaty relating to income tax. The treaty was singed by Deputy Secretary Robert K...
Iceland PM meets with Pope
Prime Minister of Iceland, Geir Haarde, recently met with Pope Benedict XVI. At the meeting, the Pope encouraged all members of the international comm...