Following revelations of a fishing-quota kickback scandal, the Namibian Minister of Fisheries, Bernhardt Esau, and Minister of Justice, Sacky Shangala, have resigned, RÚV reports. As
According to a statement on the Government Offices’ website, the Icelandic government recently approved a proposal from the Refugee Committee to receive 85 refugees, in
Companies owned by the Icelandic fishing company Samherji are alleged to have paid high-ranking officials in Namibia – and individuals connected to them – more
Alþingi staff worked 3,000 hours of overtime due to the debate over the EU’s Third Energy Package, RÚV reports. The bill’s debate lasted a record 150 hours, mostly due
According to Björn Geir Leifsson – senior physician at the Directorate of Health – beautifying procedures involving injectable fillers have seen a dramatic increase recently, RÚV reports.
Yoko Ono’s art installation on Reykjavík’s Viðey island has never shone brighter, Vísir reports. The column of light, known as the Imagine Peace Tower, received
According to Governor of Iceland’s Central Bank, Ásgeir Jónsson, Icelandic businesses will get off lightly as far as the foreseeable economic contraction is concerned, RÚV
216 individuals were granted asylum by the Directorate of Immigration during the first nine months of 2019, RÚV reports. Venezuelans accounted for the most numerous
Directorate of Immigration Acting Director Þorsteinn Gunnarsson told RÚV the Directorate was following regulations when an asylum seeker just shy of 36 weeks pregnant was
While Reykjavík has one gas station per 3,000 residents and London, England has one per 10,000, Akureyri, North Iceland, has one gas station per 1,500
