A visit by scientists to Surtsey island July 14-18 reveals that the flora of the island is diverse and growing.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, prime minister of Iceland, has been nominated for the Chatham House Prize 2019.
Jónas Jóhannesson, farmer at Jörfi, near Löngufjörur beach, West Iceland, warns that visiting the area, where dozens of beached pilot whales were discovered last week, can be very risky.
Jón Páll Hreinsson, the mayor of Bolungarvík, the West Fjords can declare victory.
Icelandic composer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir has been nominated for an Emmy award for the music she composed for the TV series Chernobyl.
In June, card expenditure of tourists in Iceland exceeded that of June, last year.
Dozens of beached pilot whales were detected on Löngufjörur beach on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, West Iceland, yesterday.
At 8 am today, the longest passenger ship ever to arrive in Iceland is expected to arrive in Sundahöfn harbor in Reykjavík.
A new environmental party appears to be in the making in Iceland.
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannson, minister of transport and local government hopes a draft bill regarding the purchase of land in Iceland by foreigners will be ready this fall.
For the past few days, volunteers have worked hard at removing marks left recently by vandals on the slopes of Helgafell mountain in Hafnarfjörður.
It should become clear next week whether the island Vigur in Ísafjarðardjúp, the West Fjords, will be sold.
The E. coli outbreak, traced to the farm Efstidalur II, Southwest Iceland, seems to be abating.
The future owner of Icelandair Hotels, Vincent Tan, believes that the Icelandic hotel market has great opportunities for connecting Iceland and Asia.
On Sunday, volunteers from Hreinni Hornstrandir (Cleaner Hornstrandir) transported 6.3 tons of trash – mainly plastic – from the cove Barðsvík in the Hornstrandir nature reserve.
The American owners of the luxury lodge Deplar Farm have purchased land in Svarfaðardalur valley, which they intend to use for tourist services.
Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, is “seriously considering” cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland.
One American child, who visited the Southwest Iceland farm Efstidalur II earlier in the month, may be infected with E. coli, mbl.is reported on Saturday.
The weekend was busy for rescue workers in South Iceland.
The number of tourists in Iceland in May was 173,000, representing a 17 percent decrease from the same period last year,
The fertility rate in Iceland is at a historic low.
In the coming months, Icelandair will start using environmentally friendly cutlery, toothpicks and wrappings.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a resolution, sponsored by Iceland, to launch an independent investigation into alleged crimes committed during the Philippine government’s war on drugs.
A total of 16 children have been diagnosed with an E. coli infection in Iceland in recent weeks.
American air operators have purchased the flight operation assets of the bankrupt estate of WOW Air.
“This is a total victory; my name is Sigríður Hlynur!”
A five-month-old baby boy, infected by E. coli in an outbreak traced to a farm in Southwest Iceland, is in serious condition.
Basalt architects and Design Group Italia recently received a Red Dot Award in the category Best of the Best - a coveted design award – for their design of the hotel The Retreat at Blue Lagoon
Lárus Sigfússon got great news on July 7: his great-great-great-granddaugter was born.
A group of investors and two former WOW Air directors are currently working with an Irish investment fund to establish a new Icelandic low-cost airline on the basis of WOW, Fréttablaðið reports.
The E. coli infection, which so far has affected ten children in the capital area, has now been traced to the travel service farm Efstidalur II, Southwest Iceland.
Four environment associations have filed a complaint to the Environmental and Natural Resources Complaints Board, contesting the decision on June 13 by Árneshreppur district to grant Vesturverk a development permit for the first phase of Hvalá hydropower plant in Ófeigsfjörður fjord, the West Fjords.
A group of scientists will be traveling to Surtsey island later this month, bringing along two flying assistants, one of them winged.
Floating pools, beer brewed with geothermal water, and geothermal tea – all this will be on offer at new nature baths, Vök Baths.
In the wake of a well-attended march in downtown Reykjavík Thursday in support of asylum-seeking children, Minister of Justice Þórdís Kobrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir amended a regulation regarding asylum seekers on Friday.
