Many of the world’s best chess players compete in the World Fischer Random Chess Tournament, which begins at the Hotel Natura in Reykjavík tomorrow in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the duel between the grandmasters Fischer and Spassky....

In total there have 1,400 earthquakes occurred in the vicinity of Herðubreið since the earthquakes started last Saturday. Of these, nearly 200 have occurred since midnight. Apart from the largest earthquake of 4.1M that struck on Saturday night,...

“I am doing fine, the workday is a bit long these days, but anything is possible,” says Stefán Máni, a crime novelist from Ólafsvík, after his latest novel was published on Friday. The book is called Hungur, or Hunger in English.

Landlords are expected to meet in early November for discussing the issue of Kirkjufell in Grundarfjörður, according to landowner Jóhannes Þorvarðarson. The land in Kirkjufell is divided into three holdings, and Jóhannes says it takes time t...

The crew of the Icelandic Coast Guard vessel Þór trained this week with the crews of the Brimil, the Faroese Coast Guard, and Vædderen, the Danish navy’s patrol vessel, off the Faroe Islands coast.

The Hvammsvík Hot Springs in Hvalfjörður and World Class Gym are setting up a a powerlifting competition where competitors raise three Atlas rocks to their shoulders on the beach at Hvammsvík. The competition will begin at 13 pm tomorrow, Satu...

Veitur, a subsidiary of Reykjavík Energy, is planning an extensive exploration for hot water in Kjalarnes. The company has applied for a permit to drill exploration wells and the Reykjavík Planning Commissioner has recommended that an executive ...

A man died in an accident on Kirkjufell in Grundarfjörður yesterday but in the past few years there have been several fatal accidents and rescue teams have had to rescue people that have either been trapped or had an accident.

The earthquake swarm that started on September 8th outside of north Iceland is still ongoing, but nearly 150 tremors were reported on meters near Grímsey yesterday. There have been 20 tremors in the area since midnight, according to a natural haz...

One man died in an accident at Kirkjufell in Grundarfjörður today. Rescue teams and the police were called to the scene at 3:30 PM today because of the accident.

The Icelandic design studio R57 has published the wall poster “Love is Blind” in five colours to support the Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired. The project is meant to increase awareness of the situation of visually impaired peopl...

The Smásaga app from Origo has been implemented and is now used by all health care workers who work in home nursing is reported in an announcement from Origo. The app is one more example of the company's emphasis on paperless solutions.

The National Court has confirmed the ruling of the District Court of four more weeks in custody for the two men who are suspected of planning a terrorist attack in Iceland. The custody will be until the 10th of November, including that day, but t...

"The weather had been crazy over the weekend. It was a bit better yesterday, but still bitingly cold," says Sigurður Árni Vilhjálmsson the chairman of Dagrenning Rescue Team in Hólmavík. The police in the Westfjords received a call fo...

A series of earthquakes started northeast of Eldeyjarboði off the Reykjanes peninsula. The source is about 15 metres off shore and the earthquakes have been ongoing since 8:30 PM last night. The biggest two earthquakes that have been detected wer...

Lindsey Vonn, one of the most successful female skier in the world, posted a video from her stay in Iceland this summer on The Kelly Clarkson show recently. The video was taken in Tröllaskagi at 1 AM where she went skiing. Clarkson really liked t...

Recently the readers of Condé Nast Tra­vell­er picked out the twelve friendliest cities in Europe forthe year 2022. The criteria was friendliness of reisidents and smiles and how welcoming they felt tovisitors. Iceland came in third on the list...

Arctic Circle and Icelandair signed an agreement on working together to promote Iceland as an international center for issues relating to the North and the environment. It includes promoting discussions on related issues and showcasing Iceland in ...

A fire broke out in a building a backyard in Grandagarður in Reykjavík last night. When the fire department arrived at the scene there was a lot of fireand smoke on the premises. However, it went well putting the fire out as is reported on the F...

"I am very happy with the decicion of the board on Isavia to put Icelandic first," says Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Minister of Tourism, Trade and Culture and adds that it was about time.