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The National Security Council will be convened on Friday, Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir announced following tod…

In recent weeks, Isavia has received two separate reports of drones flying near Keflavík Airport, both inside and outs…

Icelandair is in discussions with the Ministry of Infrastructure about operating extra flights to bring home travelers…

According to Isavia, a total of 12 Play flights were canceled at Keflavík Airport today, affecting around 1,750 passen…

The board of Fly Play hf. has announced its decision to cease operations, effective immediately, and all of the airlin…

Around midday yesterday, the Icelandic Coast Guard received a signal from an emergency beacon showing a location near …

The tourist who attacked a female tour guide at Gullfoss last Tuesday has not yet been located. The woman, who works f…

Heavy sentences were handed down today in the Gufunes case by the South Iceland District Court.

A section of the Ring Road near Jökulsá í Lóni, just east of Höfn, was washed out this morning due to heavy flooding, …

The likelihood of a magma intrusion — and potentially a volcanic eruption — at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row will incr…

More than 1,130 drivers were caught speeding in and around elementary schools in the capital area during police speed …

A red warning light is currently flashing at Reynisfjara beach due to dangerous surf conditions, and a barrier has bee…

The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued a warning for significant rainfall across the western, southern, and so…

The ministers of Iceland’s government have shared their favorite childhood books — the ones they loved most when they …

The Icelandic Language Council has proposed that authorities examine whether there is a need to enshrine protection fo…

The government must safeguard the regional fishing quota and ensure that other developments in the fishing industry do…

Just over half of the participants in the third data collection of Heilsuferðalagið (The Health Journey) rated their m…

The glaciers of Iceland have inspired countless namesakes — and Icelandair’s winged Boeing 757-200 proudly carried the…

Icelandic authorities should consider the option of transferring prisoners to other countries in order to ease the str…

The charitable organization Lífskraftur, founded by the outdoor group Snjódrífurnar, has launched a nationwide campaig…

The board of Vatnajökull National Park has approved an amendment to the park’s management and conservation plan, allow…

This Saturday, members of the boat unit of the Árborg Rescue Association will ferry forestry workers out to Jóruklettu…

Authorities are working to pardon Mohamad Th. Jóhannesson [formerly Mohamad Kourani] in the near future and deport him…

City authorities are openly pursuing a policy aimed at making car ownership and use as difficult as possible, effectiv…

It was recently announced that prisoner Mohamad Th. Jóhannesson [formerly Mohamad Kourani] will be deported once his p…

The construction of the Harpa Concert and Conference Hall was a successful decision, and ensuring the building operate…

The government’s draft budget projects a significant rise in state revenue from vehicle excise taxes, with income from…

The Environmental and Natural Resources Appeals Board has rejected a request from environmental organizations to halt …

Mohamad Th. Jóhannesson, formerly known as Mohamad Kourani, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in July last ye…

Bragginn in Nauthólsvík, renovated by the City of Reykjavík in 2017, has now been closed to the general public.

Fannar Jónasson has announced that he will not seek another term as mayor of Grindavík when his current term ends.

Residents in the capital area who looked up at the sky shortly after 10 p.m. last night were likely astonished to see …

Three individuals were arrested during a large-scale police operation in Auðbrekka, Kópavogur, last night.

Armored vehicles have been seen driving on Icelandic roads as part of the annual explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) exe…

An earthquake swarm that began off the Reykjanes Peninsula yesterday evening continued through the night, with around …

“These are perilous times, and NATO member states must face the seriousness of the threats to their security and democ…

One of the main problems in the current discussion about accidental escapes of farmed salmon is that people can no lon…

An earthquake measuring 3.1 occurred on Vatnajökull glacier just before 7 a.m. this morning. Its epicenter was located…

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has issued a statement directed at Icelandic citizens currently in Poland.

Landowners at Ytra-Seljalandi, near the famous Seljalandsfoss waterfall in South Iceland, have requested a change to t…

President of Iceland Halla Tómasdóttir did not mince words at the opening of parliament yesterday, urging MPs to choos…

Dressed formally, members of parliament and government ministers processed from the Parliament House in Reykjavík, acc…

Swimmer Ross Edgley today became the first person ever to swim around the entire coastline of Iceland. He was greeted …

Njáll Trausti Friðbertsson, a Member of Parliament for the Independence Party, intends to submit amendments to the new…

Jómundur Ólason, a sheep farmer from Borgarfjörður, stars in a new global advertisement by the international car manuf…

Daði Már Kristófersson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, says that the newly announced draft budget is confir…

A sharp rise in applications from students outside Europe to study at Icelandic universities may, at least partly, be …

“We weren’t necessarily looking for a ‘seventies-style’ house, but that’s what we ended up buying,” says Svana Rún Sím…

An adjunct lecturer in Icelandic as a second language at the University of Iceland, who is also pursuing a doctorate i…

The Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) has received a prestigious cooperation agreement from Creative Europe…