KR Reykjavík, the Icelandic champions in football, lost 2-0 in Akureyri on Thursday night against Þór from Akureyri, who, prior to the game, were ranked at the bottom in the Icelandic premier football league.
Around 80 people, mostly foreign tourists, were camping at Álftavatn along the popular Laugavegur hike in Iceland’s south-central highlands on Thursday night when a storm hit.
Die Inlandsfluglinie Eagle Air (Flugfélagið Ernir) bietet unterschiedliche Flugpreise auf ihrer isländischen und englischen Webseite an.
Eine ganze Reihe von Touristen hat sich in die Region der Gletscherzunge des Sólheimajökull in Südisland aufgemacht.
The organization Ekki Fleiri Brottvísanir, or No More Deportations, demands that the Icelandic government find a way for Palestinian Ramez Rassas, who previously sought asylum in Iceland, to escape from escalating violence in Gaza.
A large landslide fell from the mountain Árnesfjall in Árneshreppur, the northeastern West Fjords, and down to Hvalvík cove yesterday afternoon. Farmer at Melar Björn Torfason witnessed the event and described it as if the mountain had exploded.
An diesem Samstag findet der 18. alljährliche Laugavegur-Lauf in Islands südlichem Hochland statt.
Germany will unexpectedly take part in the World Men’s Handball Championship in Qatar next year after Australia withdrew from the competition. This is despite Iceland being the first European substitute team on the list.
Flood water from the geothermal area below Mýrdalsjökull glacier in South Iceland can still be detected in the rivers Múlakvísl and Jökulsá at Sólheimasandur. Travelers are advised to keep away from the western edge of Sólheimajökull glacial tongue where the flood emerges.
The 18th annual Laugavegur run in Iceland’s south-central highlands will take place tomorrow. This year 357 runners are registered—more than ever before—105 women and 252 men, 216 of whom are Icelanders and 141 foreigners.
