Iceland does its part for the refugee crisis
Up to 100 refugees from Syria and other conflict zones may find a home in Iceland this year, as the government announces plans and budget to accommoda...
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Information and news on politics in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
U.S. mulls re-opening Icelandic air base
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work was recently visiting several Nordic countries, including Iceland, to discuss defense strategy and the possi...
Edited: Reykjavik City Council votes to boycott Israeli products
Edited 19.09.2015 Reykjavik City Council (not Iceland as wrongly stated before) has announced that it will boycott all Israeli goods for as long as th...
Islamic State demands ransom for Norwegian hostage
Islamic State has kidnapped a Norwegian citizen and is demanding a ransom for his release. The radical terrorist group has posted images of two men, o...
Thousands of Icelanders offer to take in Syrian refugees
Over 11,000 Icelanders have volunteered to offer Syrian refugees a roof over their head, after the government announced it would only be accepting 50 ...
Police in Finland remove racist roadside banner
Finnish police have taken down a roadside banner that contained a racist message just days after insisting that they were not able to remove it as it ...
Russia bans Icelandic food imports
The Russian government has added Iceland to a list of countries from which all food imports are banned. The ban was introduced after the US and the EU...
Pamela Anderson continues fight to stop Icelandic shipment of whale meat
Former Baywatch beauty Pamela Anderson will not give up on her battle to stop Iceland’s scheduled shipment of whale meat to Japan. The Canadian actres...