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Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:38:00 +0000
Mysterious bright spot appears in photograph taken in Barkárdalur
During an evening walk in Barkárdalur valley in Hörgársveit this past weekend, Guðbrandur Ægir Ásbjörnsson snapped a photograph on a beautiful summer evening. Upon taking a closer look later, he noticed what appeared to be a mysterious brig...

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:11:26 +0000
Temperatures could reach 20°C today
Temperatures could climb to 20°C in East Iceland today.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000
Wettest July in more than 40 years for Reykjavík
Rainfall in Reykjavík during July was about twice the 1991–2020 average, and only four Julys have been wetter in the capital since records began. The last time more rain fell in July was in 1984.

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000
Special Forces deployed after man allegedly points gun at another
A chief inspector with the Northeast Iceland Police has confirmed that officers received a report yesterday of a man allegedly pointing a firearm at another man.

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:57:00 +0000
Bandero denied entry based on risk assessment
The Bandero, a vessel operated by the Paul Watson Foundation, requested permission to enter a port in Faxaflói Bay on Monday evening but was denied by the Icelandic Coast Guard, partly on the basis of a risk assessment prepared by the Office of t...

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Iceland Reykjavik Grapvine

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:24:11 +0000
Following American Pickup Trucks To Hólar In Skagafjörður

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0000
Thank God It’s Them Instead Of You

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:32:18 +0000
Paul Watson Makes Icelanders Want To Whale Harder

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000
Free Business Idea: Farm Salmon
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s in-house economists have been looking worried lately. They’re missing meals and are easily spooked, cringing at sudden shifts in the wind. It’s all inflation and Straits of Hormuzes with them. Recently they took the l...

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:28:31 +0000
Innipúkinn: Saturday Night Review

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