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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former President of Iceland, has submitted two written opinions to the Prime Minister’s Office…

Police in Northeast Iceland are warning of slippery road conditions in many parts of the district.

The board of the Westfjords Labour Union says it regrets the decision by management at Arnarlax and Arctic Fish to cut…

“I’m afraid that someone has just been hit in the face with a sledgehammer,” writes Ólafur Stephensen, Managing Direct…

Sigurgeir Brynjar Kristgeirsson, CEO of Vinnslustöðin in the Westman Islands, says the Marine and Freshwater Research …

Inflation is now measured at 5.2%, increasing by 0.38 percentage points since December.

The damage caused by this morning’s fire at Garðvík’s industrial building in Húsavík is estimated at close to one hund…

An earthquake swarm began near Lambafell, 2–3 km west of Þrengsli, at around 16:30 yesterday and is still ongoing.

“I’ve been around many of the actions that have been taking place. I’ve lived here in Minneapolis for three years, and…

Forty-one Icelanders are aged 100 and older. Two of them still have a spouse living.

The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute’s advice on the total capelin quota will be issued later this week, but i…

Eyjagöng ehf., which is preparing to construct a tunnel between the mainland and the Westman Islands, has secured a la…

Icelandair has cancelled some of its flights to the United States today, as well as arrivals from the US scheduled for…

Republican members of the US Congress celebrating at a reception on Wednesday night likely had no idea they were unwit…

A Taiwanese company, Brogent Technologies, has reached an agreement to acquire the Icelandic company Flyover Attractio…

The Marine Research Institute’s vessels Þórunn Þórðardóttir and Árni Friðriksson left the capelin survey route around …

“We are approaching this with full commitment, and I hope that we can finally reach an agreement,” says Anton Kári Hal…

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has received confirmation from U.S. authorities that U.S. President Donald Trump was …

Most real estate agents believe that market activity remains low for this time of year and that conditions still favou…

Support for the Centre Party has increased by three percentage points month-on-month and now stands at 22.2% in the la…

Niceair’s planned flight from Akureyri to Copenhagen, scheduled for February, will not go ahead. This was to have been…

Yesterday was a hectic day at the emergency department of Landspítali University Hospital in Fossvogur. Dozens of peop…

The bridge over the river Jökulsá at Breiðamerkursandur, near Jökulsárlón on the Ring Road, will be closed from 7:00 p…

Magma continues to accumulate slowly and steadily beneath Svartsengi. Nearly 20 million cubic metres of magma have now…

Numerous traffic accidents have occurred so far this morning after black ice formed on roads in the capital area.

The owner of four dogs in Akranes appealed a decision by the Planning and Environment Committee of the Municipality of…

Veitur has increased the fixed charge for district heating by 48.9% over the course of one year, without the increases…

The Danish patrol vessel Thetis is currently in Skjálfandi.

Icelanders can continue to expect spectacular northern lights displays in the coming months and years. Aurora activity…

A yellow weather warning for a southeast storm is in effect in Breiðafjörður, where winds are very strong at 19–23 m/s…

Karen Stephensen Halldórsdóttir, a small-boat fisher, suggests that draft regulations on coastal fishing, published in…

“I guess that if there is an eruption, it will probably be the last one. That’s just my guess,” says volcanologist Þor…

No work is currently taking place on the protective barriers at Grindavík, but those involved remain on alert and read…

Billy Long, whom U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated as ambassador to Iceland, says in an interview with Arctic …

Any attempt by the United States to seize Greenland by force would have “monumental consequences” for the Western alli…

A petition has been launched on island.is calling on Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir to re…

Farmed fish from a land-based aquaculture facility escaped into the sea in Tálknafjörður toward the end of last month.…

A delighted ticket holder won ISK 7 million as the first prize in the main draw of the University of Iceland Lottery l…

Police have stopped and arrested the driver of a passenger car at the off-ramp from Reykjanesbraut to Ártúnsbrekka aft…

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Icelandic state violated the rights of a young woman who reporte…

A major fire broke out in a warehouse on Gufunesvegur shortly before 5 p.m. yesterday. When the Capital Area Fire and …

Gale-force winds are affecting the Eastfjords, and an uncertainty level has been declared at Fagridalur due to avalanc…

A total of 83,950 foreign nationals were registered as residents in Iceland on January 1, an increase of 11 since Dece…

In the sauna Sækot by Ægisíða in the Vesturbær district of Reykjavík, a distinctive sauna culture has taken shape in r…

Icelanders need to deepen cooperation with our allied nations.

An earthquake swarm began on the Reykjanes Ridge shortly before 6 a.m. last night. The largest quake measured magnitud…

Since 2012, Jónas Breki Magnússon (who is always called Breki) has worked as an independent gold and silversmith in Co…

Lake Askja is now frozen after remaining ice-free beyond the turn of the year. Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir, associate profess…

A helicopter from the Icelandic Coast Guard is currently transporting 14 shipping crates of fish skin from the company…

Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson, Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs, has decided to step down from his post for h…