“It’s unbelievable,” says Sigurður Ó Lárusson, who is a computer programmer and lives in Burstabrekka in Hagi in the southern part of the country.

The government plans to increase funding for law enforcement by ISK 2.5 billion from the previously reported budget, which is more increase than has been dedicated to law enforcement for years. The biggest change is the increased contribution to t...

"This was an outstanding evening in Paris and I am very happy to have been able to be her in person to accept this award. I am very touched," said Ragnar Jónasson the Icelandic crime novelist.

Þór­dís Kol­brún Reyk­fjörð Gylfa­dótt­ir Iceland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs is now in Kiev, tha capital of Ukraine to show support for the Ukranian nation. She is in a group of the Prime Ministers of Scandinavia and the Baltic Co...

Fake snow and road signs in English are now seen all over in downtown Keflavík but shooting for the fourth season of True Detective is planned in the town for the next few days. Kjartan Már Kjartansson, the mayor of Reykjanesbær, says everythin...

There was a genuine feeling of joy when the lights of the Oslo tree were turned on at Austurturvöllur today, but the annual event is a mark of the friendship between Oslo in Norway and Reykjavík. It was the 9-year-old Sanders Snær Sigurðsson ...

"This was out of this world, not just to see the launch but to feel the thunder and roar from the rocket. It will take me a long time to process that," says Daniel Leeb, the director of Iceland Space Agency. He was present when the NASA SL...

Hot lava is flowing in Reykjavik for the first time in nearly 5000 years. No, there has not been an eruption in the capital, because the lava is flowing in a safe space inside a showroom of the Lava Show at Fiskislóð 73 in the Grandi area of Rey...

The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is meeting in Reykjavik today in Harpa Concert Hall. Over 60 Assembly members from 46 countries will attend the meeting.

“Of course, we all take warning seriously, but I don’t think people need to be afraid of coming to town this weekend. The police will be monitoring downtown like never before and the police force will be very visible this weekend,” says Arn�...

Immigrants in Iceland were 61,148, or 16.3% of the population on January 1st 2022. This was reported on the website of Statistics Iceland. The number of immigrants continues to grow, but last year they were 15.5% of the country’s population (57,...

Amnesty in Iceland had a surprise performance in the shopping mall Kringlan yesterday to draw attention to their annual international campaign, Your Name Saves a Life, which this year is dedicated to ten individuals who have been subject to human ...

The US Embassy in Iceland posted on their Facebook page a warning to US tourists travelling in Iceland and asked them to be careful in downtown Reykjavík.

The Homes Association of Iceland have sent a formal complaint to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) regarding the implementation of indexed consumer mortgage loans and violations of EEA rules in the field of consumer protection by the Icelandic...

“We started this project six months ago and the goal was to set up 250 ramps every year. This year we have exceeded that goal and have already put up 300 ramps,” says Haraldur Þorleifsson, the founder of the initiative “Ramp up Iceland” w...

Icelanders read or listen to an average of 2.4 books a month, and almost one third of the population reads a book every day or more often, according to the results of a survey on the nation’s attitude towards reading.

Margeir Sveinsson, the assistant chief police officer for the police department in the capital region, believes there is a long-standing feud behind the stabbing attack in Bankastræti Club that took place last Thursday.

The lights were lit on the Yulecat in Lækjartorg downtown Reykjavík yesterday. The mayor, Dagur B. Eggertsson was at the lighting ceremony and the musical trio Zimsen sang a few Christmas songs and Grýla and Leppalúði turned up, but they are ...

Fourteen people have been arrested in relation to the stabbing attack in Bankastræti Club last Thursday night. All of the fourteen are around twenty years old and up to thirty years, and thereof are two women.

At least three people are wounded and were taken to the emergency room of Landspítali hospital after a confrontation at the Bankastræti Club in downtown Reykjavík last night. Three people are believed to have been stabbed.