An enormous halibut was landed from the Greenlandic trawler Ilivileq at Reykjavík harbor this morning, and it was no small catch, 172 kilograms and 2.5 meters long.

A heated exchange took place in Parliament today when Dagur B. Eggertsson, MP for the Social Democratic Alliance, asked Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chairman of the Centre Party, to explain his party’s alleged ties to Donald Trump’s MAGA mo...

Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir says that if Iceland resumes accession negotiations with the European Union, they could be completed within about a year and a half.

The Reykjanes District Court has sentenced a man in his fifties to six months in prison for importing nearly 400 grams of cocaine into the country.

Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir presented a parliamentary resolution at Althingi yesterday proposing a national referendum on whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union (EU).

“The seismic activity does not appear to be increasing, and nothing is happening that suggests an eruption is getting closer,” says Benedikt Gunnar Ófeigsson, head of deformation measurements at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, when asked...

The golden plover has arrived in Iceland, meaning spring is just around the corner—if old rhymes are to be believed.

So far, 41 Icelanders have left the conflict-affected areas in the Middle East on organized rescue flights arranged by the civil protection team of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management.

Far too many cases of incorrect billing have occurred due to the kilometer tax that was introduced at the beginning of this year. Runólfur Ólafsson, managing director of the Icelandic Automobile Association (FÍB), says that the Icelandic Tax Au...

An earthquake measuring 2.2 in magnitude occurred in Mýrdalsjökull glacier just before 4:00 p.m. today. Five smaller earthquakes have been recorded afterward.

Online fraud continued to increase in 2025 and has become one of the main security challenges facing Icelandic consumers, according to a new report on the issue from Arion Bank.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has failed its first test. This is written by former minister Björn Bjarnason on his website, where he states that the ministry deserves a failing grade for neglecting the authorities’ primary duty of providing ...

The cat Lúðvík, better known to those close to him as Lúlli, celebrated his 23rd birthday last Wednesday, and the occasion was marked with much celebration.

A national referendum on whether Iceland should continue accession negotiations with the European Union will be held on August 29.

The Icelandic statesman Davíd Oddsson passed away on 1 March 2026, at the age of 78. He was not only the most influential politician in our history by far: Mayor of Reykjavik, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Governor of the Central Bank of Icel...

An Icelandic woman who has lived in Bahrain for 14 years says sirens have not sounded for more than a day. That gives some hope of safety, though uncertainty remains.

Slush, icy conditions, and snow cover are present on many roads across the country, and snow-clearing operations are underway in several areas.

“This is something you’ve never experienced before and it’s an incredibly strange feeling, almost surreal, and very difficult to put properly into words,” said Qatar resident and entrepreneur Kristbjörg Jónasdóttir in an interview with ...

Inga Sæland, Minister of Education and Children, said in Parliament that she had “had enough” of listening to “one silk hat after another” criticize the Minister of Social Affairs and Housing’s bill on linking social security benefits t...

“Now that we are seeing the prices of oil, gas, and other energy sources surge on global markets, it is clear that this will have significant consequences for us in Iceland if these conflicts become prolonged,” says Vilhjálmur Birgisson, chai...