Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sent Representative To Assist Icelander In Turkish Prison
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a representative to Turkey to assist Davíð Örn Bjarnason, the 28-year-old Icelander who has been imprisoned since Friday after being acc
Deterioration of Lagarfljót Was Foreseen
Guðni Guðbergsson, director of the institute of Freshwater Fisheries, told Morgunútvarpino this morning that the deterioration of the fish population and ecosystem in Lagarfljó
Multicultural Council of Reykjavík Hosting Open Meeting Ahead of April Elections
The Multicultural Council of Reykjavík, an elected group of residents working in collaboration with the Human Rights Office of the City of Reykjavík and representing the interest
Calling All Filmmakers: Apply For The RIFF Summer Institute
The Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) is putting on a Summer Film Institute in collaboration with the Skagafjörður Film Academy and are currently seeking applicants.
A Big Surprise
If you’re not familiar with the Icelandic language, different words have a tendency to look and seem exactly the same, especially the ones on street signs. This is probably why [
Connecting Expats
New arrivals scouting for job offers, teachers offering Icelandic lessons… and one lady asking where she can find a live chicken to eat! These are just some of the notices [&hell
Bus Loses Wheel On Miklabraut
A wheel came loose from a city bus driving down Miklabraut around 9:00 this morning, colliding with two cars, RÚV reports. Reynir Jónsson, director of Stræto, which operates all
Icelandic Man Still In Police Custody In Turkey
Davíð Örn Bjarnason, a 28-year-old Icelandic man arrested in Antalya, Turkey on Friday after being accused of attempting to smuggle antiques out of the country remains in police
Half-Icelandic Twin Brothers To Be Deported Next Month
As has long been known by Iceland-enthusiasts longing to live the good life in the North Atlantic, cavorting with elves and singing along with Sigur Rós, immigrating to Iceland is
Lagarfljót Ecosystem Continues To Deteriorate
The ecosystem in and around Lagarfljót, the famous lake in the East Iceland municipality of Fljótsdalshérað, is deteriorating at an alarming rate, according to a report prepare
Not The Knee-Jerk Reaction – Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl on Illska
Raised in Iceland by Lithuanian parents, Agnes is a history student writing her thesis on today’s right wing populism and its resemblance to the Nazi’s Third Reich. Her
Parties Unite To Decriminalize Drugs in Certain Quantities
A group of 9 MP’s from The Movement, The Social Democratic Alliance, and the Left-Green Movement have tabled a motion to decriminalize possession of drugs in quantities deemed fo
Video Surveillance Coming To Public Transportation
Thanks to our collective bad behaviour, Stræto, the company that operates buses throughout the greater Reykjavík area, is working toward installing surveillance cameras throughou
Þór Saari’s Vote Of No Confidence Fails
Voting has concluded on the proposal of no confidence put forward by The Movement MP Þór Saari last week, and the motion has failed to secure a majority of support […]
Cat Falls Six Storeys, Lives To Tell The Tale
Life on the inside was proving too much to bear for one local cat, who risked almost certain bodily harm or even death for a chance to feel the cool […]
Statue Of Neil Armstrong To Be Erected In Húsavík
Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson, a guesthouse manager in Húsavík, wants to see a statue of American astronaut Neil Armstrong erected in the northern town, commemorating the space pio
Men of Letters
Diversity, collaboration, innovation and risk are a few of the qualities that the Iceland Design Centre has aimed to highlight during DesignMarch, a four-day festival taking place
Kraftwerk Coming To Iceland Airwaves 2013
The good folks responsible for the annual Iceland Airwaves festival have just announced that the legendary Kraftwerk will be gracing Reykjavík with their presence on 3 November! W
Central Bank Violated Lending Rules In 2008
It has been revealed that in 2008 the governor of the Central Bank of Iceland, Davíð Oddsson, and then Prime Minister, Geir Haarde, were aware of the dyer situation that [&hellip
Consider The Source
It’s an oldie but a goodie: Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s propaganda model. The classic five-prong explanation of how the media manipulates each and every one of us and ‘m
Teenagers Wielding Knives in Kópavogur
Two 16-year-old boys were picked up by police after threatening patrons of a gas station with a knife yesterday evening, RÚV reports. The behaviour of the two boys was brought [&h