According to a press release published yesterday by the Icelandic Tourist Board, approximately 163,000 foreign passengers departed from Keflavík Airport in October, roughly 36,000 fewer than
In a statement released this morning, Samherji announced that CEO Þorsteinn Már Baldvinsson will be stepping aside indefinitely pending an internal investigation into the company’s
Four sailors were rescued when a 21-tonne fishing boat stranded yesterday evening, near the mountain Göltur, in Súgandafjörður in the West Fjords. The Icelandic Coast
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
Morgunblaðið newspaper and national broadcaster RÚV both violated a web media strike last Friday, according to The Union of Icelandic Journalists (BÍ). Vísir reports that the Union plans
Every weekday morning at the public pool in West Reykjavík, Halldór Bergmann slips into his grey suit and declares that he shall swim 1,800 metres. He is 68 years old, and, also, a great mangler of the truth.
An abundance of shipwrecks off the coast of Eyrarbakki, South Iceland, suggest it was likely Iceland’s largest trading post until the 20th century, RÚV reports.
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.
