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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Sigurdur Einarsson, former chairman of the defunct Icelandic bank Kaupthing, was arrested in London at 5:30 this morning along with the bank’s biggest customer, Robert Tchenguiz, and five others in a joint operation by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor in Iceland.
Sigurdur Einarsson. Copyright: Icelandic Photo Agency.
Raids were conducted at the offices of two companies and the homes of eight individuals in London in conjunction with the arrests, visir.is reports.
According to the newspaper’s sources, Tchenguiz’s brother Vincent and Ármann Thorvaldsson, the former director of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, were also among those arrested.
The companies that were searched include Rotch Property, a real estate company under the ownership of Vincent Tchenguiz.
According to the SFO, the raids and arrests are in connection with the fall of Kaupthing. The operation was conducted by 135 police officers.
In Reykjavík, raids were carried out at the homes of two individuals and two persons were arrested. Their names have not been released but they are said to be in their early forties.
These raids and arrests were conducted at the request of the SFO. Police officers and investigators from the Special Prosecutor’s Office were involved along with SFO representatives.
Click here to read more about Sigurdur Einarsson.
The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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