This colorful satellite picture of Öræfajökull volcano, Southeast Iceland, was taken on Monday.

In the coming years, the City of Reykjavík plans to invest between seven and eight billion of ISK on the renovation on swimming pools, the building of new ones, and on the improvement of facilities for sea swimmers.

The seismic activity that began on the Reykjanesskagi peninsula, Southwest Iceland, Wednesday morning has decreased, although aftershocks are still being registered.

Police estimate that 15 organized crime groups operate in Iceland.

Two tremors in excess of magnitude 3 hit Southwest Iceland overnight.

A fine of ISK 100,000 (USD 795; EUR 650) may now be issued to travelers who fail to present a certificate upon arrival in Iceland, showing negative results of a PCR test.

“The earthquake was very powerful.”

The largest in a series of earthquakes to hit Reykjanes, Southwest Iceland, this morning was widely felt.

New disease prevention rules took effect in Iceland at midnight.

A series of earthquakes hit Reykjavík and vicinity shortly after 10 am, the largest one of magnitude 5.7.

Of the 706 passengers who arrived in Iceland over the weekend, 58 failed to bring along a certificate, showing negative results of a PCR test for COVID-19, a valid certificate of vaccination for the disease, or proof of prior infection.

The fuchsia-colored office building that used to house the headquarters of WOW Air has just been demolished.

Nine individuals are in police custody in connection with the murder of an Albanian citizen in his 30s, shot to death in front of his home on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, February 13.

A new consulting office for immigrants, New in Iceland opened at Laugavegur 116 earlier this month.

Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has received a memo from Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason, suggesting some easing of domestic COVID-19 restrictions in Iceland.

Nine individuals are in police custody in connection with the murder of an Albanian citizen in his 30s, shot to death in front of his home on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, February 13.

There are plans to install a floating nest or platform in Vantsdalsvatn lake.

The City of Reykjavík plans to build a pedestrian and bicycle bridge, connecting Viðey island to Gufunes point, Reykjavík, by the year 2030.

Iceland is among Europe’s safest countries, according to Numbeo’s 2021 Crime Index.

The family of Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri Sigurjónsson posted a statement on Facebook yesterday afternoon.

Stricter disease prevention rules took effect at Icelandic borders at midnight.

Mountaineers John Snorri Sigurjónsson, from Iceland, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, from Pakistan, and Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto, from Chile, who have been missing on K2 since February 5, are believed to have died on the mountain.

The police investigation of Saturday’s fatal shooting on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, is proceeding well.

An Icelandic man in his 40s has been remanded in custody until Tuesday, February 23.

About 100 residents of 46 houses in Seyðisfjörður, the East Fjords, had to evacuate their homes last night, due to a risk of landslides.

A mudslide occurred at about 6 pm Sunday night very near the farm Hof in Öræfi, Southeast Iceland.

Stricter border measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will be adopted in Iceland, starting Friday.

If the fatal shooting on Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, Saturday night turns out to be connected to power struggle in the underworld, as mbl.is’s sources claim, then what we’re seeing is a serious development and a new reality in Icelandic society.

Today is bolludagur, or ‘Bun Day,’ in Iceland.

Since vaccinations for COVID-19 are underway in Europe and the US, Icelandic businesses and institutions in the tourism industry are preparing advertising campaigns, aimed toward people who have been vaccinated and are planning to travel.

A man in his 30s was killed outside his home on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, Saturday night.

The construction of a new old downtown in Selfoss, Southwest Iceland, is well underway.

Vatnajökull National Park ranks second among Europe’s national parks in 2021 on TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best list.

According to the latest figures, updated yesterday, from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Iceland is still the country among EFTA and EU member states with the lowest 14-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants, or 8.4.

Icelandic food production has grown in recent years, supplying Icelanders with most of the food they need, especially when it comes to protein.