Like other airlines, Icelandair has had to respond to a sharp increase in jet fuel prices due to the Iran war.

“The coffee beans are enough for ten cups, and hopefully a bit more. We’ve had coffee plants for a long time and grown them in a greenhouse here, where we also have banana plants. Coffee beans are a harvest many people find surprising to grow ...

The mayor of Hafnarfjörður says the municipality will use the Icelandic Met Office’s long-term hazard assessment for planning and to ensure the safety of residents and infrastructure.

Temperatures across the country will range between 5 and 13°C today, the First Day of Summer, according to the Icelandic Met Office forecast.

The weather has been pleasant for many people across the country today, even though it may not have been as noticeable in the southwest.

“Yes, this is quite remarkable,” says Gunnar Björnsson, executive director of the Icelandic Chess Federation, in an interview with mbl.is, referring to the fact that scoresheets from the so-called “Match of the Century” in chess, played b...

Two towns, Hveragerði and Grindavík, are located in areas classified at the highest hazard level in a new long-term risk assessment by the Icelandic Meteorological Office, which examines the risk posed by volcanic eruptions and lava flows.

Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, MP for the Independence Party and Iceland’s incoming ambassador, says it is bittersweet to leave Alþingi after ten years in parliament.

Grandmaster and Icelandic chess champion Vignir Vatnar Stefánsson secured a place at the Chess World Cup yesterday with a dramatic victory over Israel’s Maxim Rodhstein.

Although sea ice and icebergs are now less common around Iceland than in the past—partly due to warming in the Northern Hemisphere, as across the globe, it can still be dangerous. Today, it is mainly fishermen and other seafarers who encounter s...

“We’ll start drilling today or tomorrow and expect to drill here in the Westman Islands for about a month, taking core samples and analyzing them. After that, we’ll move the drill to Landeyjasandur and take samples there,” says Haraldur P�...

Warm temperatures and a sunny day are expected on the First Day of Summer next Thursday. In the days that follow, however, the weather gods may bring colder spells.

Police in Suðurnes are investigating a major drug case after a significant quantity of amphetamine was seized upon passengers’ arrival in the country.

The City of Reykjavík plans to allocate ten million ISK to support and strengthen live music venues in the downtown area. To achieve this, the Music Venue Improvement Fund will be revived after previously operating from 2020 to 2022.

Just before 8:00 PM yesterday, the rescue teams Ingunn from Laugarvatn, Tintron in Grímsnes, and the Árborg Rescue Association were called out with the highest priority due to an injured individual at Davíðsgjá, located by the eastern side of...

Paid parking will be introduced at Egilshöll. Parking closest to the building will remain free, but only for up to 15 minutes. Other spaces will be free for up to three hours.

The Grindavík town council has invited all residents of Grindavík, the Prime Minister, members of parliament from the South constituency, and representatives of the real estate company Þórkatla to an open public meeting on Wednesday, April 22,...

A new OECD report on the social and economic impact of non-communicable diseases shows that they have a significant effect on the health, quality of life, and economies of member countries. According to the report, cases of such diseases are expec...

A man in his fifties who underwent a procedure in which hyaluronic acid was injected into his penis at a beauty clinic in Hafnarfjörður ended up in the emergency department at Landspítali due to an infection and complications related to the tre...

Of the ten golden plovers that were in Iceland last summer and then flew abroad with transmitters on their backs, most have stayed in Ireland. Others have gone farther south, such as to France and Portugal. The one that traveled the farthest south...