Young conservatives celebrate 95 years at Þingvellir
“We’re celebrating the 95th anniversary of SUS here at Þingvellir, which is a highly symbolic location for us,” says V…
June 28, 2025“We’re celebrating the 95th anniversary of SUS here at Þingvellir, which is a highly symbolic location for us,” says V…
Sara Smith June 28, 2025Public information meetings on the updated emergency response plan for a potential volcanic eruption beneath Mýrdalsjö…
Sara Smith June 27, 2025No country in the world experiences such significant financial shifts when inflation surges as Iceland does, due to th…
Sara Smith June 27, 2025Reservoir levels at Landsvirkjun’s hydropower stations are in good shape as June draws to a close, and there are curre…
Sara Smith June 26, 2025Einar Á. E. Sæmundsen, park manager at Þingvellir National Park, says visitor numbers have noticeably increased so far…
Sara Smith June 26, 2025Plans are underway to begin laying two new power cables to the Westman Islands around the end of the month. A speciali…
Sara Smith June 25, 2025Land inflation beneath Svartsengi continues to fluctuate daily, and volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson says these irreg…
Sara Smith June 25, 2025The City of Reykjavík is preparing to launch a pilot project focused on waste sorting in public areas. The initiative …
Sara Smith June 24, 2025Sigurður Fannar Þórsson has been sentenced to 16 years in prison by the Reykjavík District Court for the murder of his…
Sara Smith June 24, 2025The use of the internet to recruit drug mules for smuggling narcotics into Iceland is on the rise. This may partly exp…
Sara Smith June 23, 2025Emergency responders in South Iceland, along with the Icelandic Coast Guard and the Grindavík Fire Department, took pa…
Sara Smith June 23, 2025Minority leaders on Reykjavík City Council have expressed serious doubts about Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir’s …
Sara Smith June 23, 2025Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, says the U.S. attack on Iran last night is a s…
Sara Smith June 22, 2025Dozens of pilot whales were stranded in Ólafsfjörður earlier today.
Sara Smith June 21, 2025Icelandic Members of Parliament Hildur Sverrisdóttir of the Independence Party and Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir of the Pe…
Sara Smith June 21, 2025A new technology that uses artificial intelligence to predict the distribution of commercial fish stocks—such as cod, …
Sara Smith June 21, 2025The French woman currently in custody, suspected of killing her husband and daughter at the Reykjavík Edition hotel la…
Sara Smith June 20, 2025The Icelandic Meteorological Office has been steadily increasing monitoring around the Ljósufjöll volcanic system in W…
Sara Smith June 20, 2025Steinþór Einarsson has been acquitted of all charges related to the death of Tómas Waagfjörð following a violent alter…
Sara Smith June 19, 2025The situation on the Reykjanes Peninsula remains largely unchanged, according to Benedikt Ófeigsson, deformation monit…
Sara Smith June 18, 2025An American couple hit a cyclist with their SUV in Reykjavík just over a week ago and fled the scene after falsely cla…
Sara Smith June 18, 2025President of Iceland Halla Tómasdóttir delivered her first National Day address today on Austurvöllur square, June 17.…
Sara Smith June 17, 2025An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded near Grjótárvatn in Mýrar at 6:05 p.m. today.
Sara Smith June 16, 2025Several foreign news outlets—particularly French ones—have reported on the double homicide at the Edition Hotel in Rey…
Sara Smith June 16, 2025Kristín Eva Ólafsdóttir, CEO of the Icelandic design studio Gagarín, describes their participation in the Nordic Pavil…
Sara Smith June 15, 2025The two individuals found dead at the Reykjavik Edition Hotel yesterday were French tourists, and the third person, wh…
Sara Smith June 15, 2025One of the most heavily used cycling routes in the capital area is set to be closed for over a year due to major infra…
Sara Smith June 14, 2025A serious incident occurred at the Reykjavik Edition Hotel in downtown Reykjavík early this morning, resulting in the …
Sara Smith June 14, 2025Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir says that June 17th, Iceland’s National Day, is an important symbol of national u…
Sara Smith June 13, 2025Temperatures are expected to reach up to 18°C in southwest Iceland today, while the northeast coast will remain cooler…
Sara Smith June 13, 2025The well-known Icelandic media brands Stöð 2 and Vodafone have now officially merged under a new name: Sýn. The rebran…
Sara Smith June 12, 2025The man who was found deceased on the slopes of Kistufell, part of Mount Esja, yesterday afternoon has been identified…
Sara Smith June 12, 2025Fjölnir Sæmundsson, chairman of the National Union of Police Officers, says he is deeply concerned about the working c…
Sara Smith June 11, 2025The main proceedings have begun in the case of Sigurður Fannar Þórisson, who stands accused of killing his daughter, K…
Sara Smith June 11, 2025Two of the largest shareholders in Icelandic airline PLAY, CEO Einar Örn Ólafsson and Deputy Chairman Elías Skúli Skúl…
Sara Smith June 11, 2025Four men were arrested in the early hours of Monday morning by Capital Area Police and members of the National Police …
Sara Smith June 10, 2025Search and rescue teams from the capital area were dispatched shortly after 9 p.m. last night to search for a missing …
Sara Smith June 10, 2025Weather permitting, road paving operations are scheduled to take place Tuesday night at several locations along Reykja…
Sara Smith June 09, 2025"It’s deeply sad and upsetting that this keeps happening. Those responsible for safety measures need to take a se…
Sara Smith June 09, 2025Customs officers at Keflavík International Airport intercepted 43 counterfeit foreign identity documents sent to Icela…
Sara Smith June 09, 2025The Icelandic Tattoo Convention returned for its 18th edition this weekend — and by all accounts, it was a major succe…
Sara Smith June 08, 2025Rescue teams in South Iceland and a swift water rescue unit from the capital area were called out following an acciden…
Sara Smith June 07, 2025After a fierce northerly storm earlier in the week, conditions have calmed in North Iceland—bringing signs of summer o…
Sara Smith June 06, 2025A heated exchange took place in Alþingi yesterday when Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, chairwoman of the Independence Party, a…
Sara Smith June 05, 2025A significant number of properties rented by the Directorate of Labour for individuals applying for international prot…
Sara Smith June 05, 2025Isavia, the company that operates Keflavík International Airport, has closed a small coffee shed used by taxi drivers …
Sara Smith June 05, 2025Environmental activists Sahar Babaei and Elissa May Phillips have been formally charged for their protest aboard the w…
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“It’s a hassle having to keep the sheep inside, but that’s how it has to be until conditions improve,” says Benedikt A…
Sara Smith June 03, 2025A heated exchange unfolded in Alþingi yesterday as Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, chairwoman of the Independence Party parlia…
Sara Smith June 03, 2025