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Search Continues for Fisherman Who Fell Overboard
The search continues for a sailor who fell overboard a fishing vessel just outside the Faxaflói Bay on Friday afternoon. RÚV reports that the search
Former Minister Jón Baldvin Sentenced in Sexual Harassment Case
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, former government minister and diplomat, has received a suspended sentence of two months’ imprisonment in a sexual harassment case related to an
300,000 Tourists to Visit Ísafjörður Next Summer Via Cruise Ships
Approximately 300,000 tourists are expected to arrive in Ísafjörður via cruise ships next summer, RÚV reports. Receiving so many tourists is a “challenge,” the mayor
Reykjavík City Council Approves Extensive Budgetary Measures
At a meeting yesterday, Reykjavík City Council approved measures intended to save over ISK 1 billion in operational costs over the coming year, RÚV reports.
Strætó’s Reykjavík Night-Time Service Could Resume Next Year
Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson has proposed allocating an extra ISK 51 million ($361,000 / €343,000) of next year’s budget to the operations of Strætó (Iceland’s
Sustainability Conference Centres Around Iceland’s Climate Goals
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Mayor of Reykjavík Dagur B. Eggertsson met today with other ministers and officials for the founding of the Council for
First Female Pilot in Iceland Retires After 38 Years of Flight
Sigríður Einarsdóttir landed today for the last time at Keflavík International Airport. Sigríður Einarsdóttir was the first female commercial airline pilot in Iceland. Her 38-year
Is there an app or website where I can learn Icelandic?
Updated in December 2022. Original answer from May 2020. Online resources for learning Icelandic have been steadily increasing over recent years, and thankfully so, as
Iceland Opens Embassy in Poland
Foreign Minister Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir is in Warsaw today for the opening of Iceland’s embassy there. In a statement to Morgunblaðið, the minster said:
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