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Sun, 04 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000
Gunnarsson reveals his travel secrets
The photographer Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson now has his own space on the travel website Rexby.com, a site where influencers, photographers and other travelers alike share their expertise. Gunnar is known for the Icelandic Explorer site, among other t...

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 18:30:00 +0000
"We couldn't be happier"
Hilmar Oddsson’s film, ‘Driving Mum’, received the Grand Prix, the PÖFF’s main-prize, at the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, last weekend. The film stars Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson and Kristbjörg Kjeld, with important role...

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 16:53:00 +0000
Seven year old child critically injured
A seven year old child is among those critically injured after a severe crash on Hnífsdalsvegur last night. The child and two other people were taken to hospital in Reykjavík in an air ambulance.

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:22:00 +0000
Icelandic authors an instant hit on Tinder
“I had no idea that Forlagið was advertising the Christmas books on a dating app. So I was completely shocked to hear that we had hit the jackpot in that arena,” says Egill Örn Jóhannsson, CEO of Forlagið.

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:30:00 +0000
The high interest environment is like a magic trap that literally absorbs money
Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, Member of Parliament for The Liberal Reform Party, says that if interest charges in Iceland were not the third largest item of expenditure, as they are today, then it would be possible to ensure sustainable prosperity a...

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:59:00 +0000
34 new HIV cases diagnosed this year
“The HIV pandemic is sadly not over, and it is still stigmatized,” says Einar Þór Jónsson, the director of the HIV Association in an interview with Morgunblaðið today, but today is the International AIDS Day of the World. There are now fo...

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:34:00 +0000
A man attacked his ex-wife with an axe
A man attacked his ex-wife with an axe in front of Dalskóli in Úlfarsárdalur valley this afternoon. This is confirmed by Margeir Sveinsson the assistant chief police officer to mbl.is.

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:17:00 +0000
Knitted a sweater for Zelensky
The musician Salka Sól Eyfeld knitted an Icelandic sweater for the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with the help of her friends. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir took the sweater to Ukraine, but ...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000
A face unexpectedly appeared in the Northern Lights
“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.

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:21:00 +0000
The biggest budget increase for law enforcement in years
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...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000
Voted the best crime novel in 50 years
"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.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:39:00 +0000
The minister of Foreign Affairs is in Kiev
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...

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 22:30:00 +0000
Keflavík turned into Alaska
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...

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 21:23:00 +0000
The lights on the Oslo tree marks the start of the holiday season
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 ...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 15:25:00 +0000
The spectacular launch of Artemis I
"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...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 21:42:00 +0000
Hot lava is flowing in Reykjavík for the first time in 5000 years
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...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 12:30:00 +0000
PACE is meeting in Reykjavík today
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.

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:54:00 +0000
Strong police presence downtown
“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...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000
Immigrants in Iceland just over 60,000
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,...

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:24:00 +0000
A surprise performance by Amnesty
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 ...



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