The lawyer representing an Icelandic man in his eighties who was extorted out of approximately ISK 108 million by Icelandic extortionists says he has never encountered a case of this magnitude in Iceland.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot was noncommittal when asked whether France's position on Iceland's possible accession negotiations with the European Union has changed since 2010 or remains the same. He noted that many years have ...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is expected to arrive in Iceland today. During his visit, he will hold a bilateral meeting with Icelandic Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir. While not listed on the official agenda, Icela...

A new Finnish-style sauna was officially opened in Ísafjörður over the weekend, marking the completion of a two-year construction project.

Hljómskálagarðurinn park is once again hosting the Street Food Festival this weekend, featuring more than 40 food trucks and vendors serving a wide variety of street food from around the world.

The devils of downtown Reykjavík rock have teamed up with art pop legend Barði Jóhannsson from the band Bang Gang to produce a stressfully sexy EP.

As the biggest English-language newspaper on this particular North Atlantic rock we share some responsibility for giving foreigners the wrong impression about Icelandic culture. Namely we’ve implied that Iceland has a culture. It’s more useful to...