Photographer Alex Máni Guðríðarson, who specializes in photographing birds, had the good fortune at the beginning of the year to spot a gyrfalcon by Hlíðarvatn lake in Selvogur, Southwest Iceland.

Reduced foreign tourism has forced the closure of numerous businesses on Laugavegur, Reykjavík’s iconic shopping street. But in some of the spaces vacated, imaginative social, creative and retail initiatives are flourishing.

One teenager was remanded in custody yesterday afternoon, following an attack on students in Borgarholtsskóli secondary school, Reykjavík, which left six people injured.

A 48-year old Icelandic man, Guðmundur Felix Grétarson, became the first patient in the world yesterday to undergo transplant surgery of both arms that includes the shoulders.

“Having good command of Icelandic is the key to access to society and a prerequisite for people’s wishes and dreams coming true.”

Live music will be on offer every night of the week at a new restaurant and bar at Laugavegur 18, Reykjavík.

Six persons were transported to the emergency room of Landspítali National University Hospital yesterday afternoon, following an attack on students at Borgarholtsskóli secondary school in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík.

Sky Lagoon geothermal baths, under construction on Kársnes point in Kópavogur, in the capital area, will boast Iceland’s largest sauna.

Starting today, January 13, children born in 2005 or later are required to go into quarantine, along with their parents or guardians, upon arrival in Iceland.

Some restrictions on public gatherings in Iceland were eased today, and the new rules will be in effect through February 16.

The northern lights have put on one evening show after another in recent nights.

Twelve hundred doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the US pharmaceutical company Moderna arrived in Iceland from Belgium early this morning.

Possible changes to a regulation regarding border testing for the coronavirus in Iceland are being examined.

Unsafe ice on lakes and icy mountain slopes caused several accidents over the weekend.

Icelandic officials have not only been engaged in talks with Pfizer, but with other pharmaceutical companies as well regarding a research project which would involve vaccinating about 60 percent of the Icelandic nation.

“This was an unbelievable moment, which I’ll never forget.”

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is spreading fast in Europe and, as a result, there is a phase one alert in Iceland.

There are plans to ease restrictions on public gatherings in Iceland, beginning January 13.

Scientists at deCode Genetics have discovered that monozygotic twins, that is, twins developed from a single fertilized ovum, are not completely identical.

The Icelandic Met Office has issued yellow weather alerts, effective tomorrow, for the following regions: Northeast Iceland, East Iceland, the East Fjords and Southeast Iceland.