The second phase of construction work on transport infrastructure near Nauthólsvegur and Reykjavík University (HR) is now beginning.

The two people injured today when a vehicle ended up in the Kleifá river are foreign tourists.

The biggest name on the guest list for this year's Iceland Noir literary festival is thriller writer Lee Child. The festival takes place next week, from Wednesday to Saturday, and features a packed program.

Actor, former police officer, dancer and bodyguard Sæmi Rokk Pálsson, born Sæmundur Pálsson, passed away yesterday morning at the age of 90.

An Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched with the highest priority following a car accident near Kleifá on the Snæfellsnes peninsula between 10 and 11 a.m. today. The accident was believed to be serious.

The Icelandic Coast Guard is working on installing four radar stations that it says will strengthen surveillance of coastal waters and improve maritime safety.

The Iceland Airwaves festival got off to an energetic start yesterday, with concerts taking place at venues across downtown Reykjavík. Daði Freyr performed with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at Harpa, while a variety of international and Icelan...

Suspicion has fallen on Mohamad Thor Jóhannesson, formerly known as Mohamad Kourani, in connection with bomb threats recently received by Icelandic institutions and businesses.

General Nick Perry, the new commander of NATO's Joint Force Command Norfolk, made his first official visit to Iceland today.

School administrators and other managers within Reykjavík City have been sent guidelines from the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police on how to respond to bomb threats. An email sent to them states that some of the city's institutio...

Meta is refusing to allow advertisements on Facebook for a new book by former Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. The book, titled Vegferð um veröldina (A Journey Around the World), covers a period in Ólafur Ragnar's life, includi...

The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration will repair the hole that formed in the rockfall barrier at Holtsnúpur beneath Eyjafjöll following a rockslide shortly before noon yesterday.

"If the government intends to introduce a nature and infrastructure fee, it is clear that for such a fee to be lawful, it must be non-discriminatory. Consequently, everyone would have to pay it, including Icelanders," says Haraldur Þór J...

Spent nearly 24 hours at Keflavík Airport but denied right to compensation Reykjavík District Court has dismissed a claim against the Icelandic state by an Albanian national seeking recognition of his right to compensation following a decision t...

The Icelandic government has finalized the purchase of the Brúnastaðir stables and indoor riding arena at Hólar in Hjaltadalur.

Reykjavík City's budget for next year projects a surplus of ISK 2.8 billion in the city's core operations (Part A). Meanwhile, the city's updated forecast for this year anticipates an operating deficit of ISK 6.6 billion.

The trial of Íris Helga Jónatansdóttir began at Reykjanes District Court yesterday.

A cancer vaccine developed using genetic sequencing of a patient's cancer cells after surgical removal of a tumor is raising hopes that it may be possible to significantly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence in patients who have had high-risk...

An Icelandic man in his 30s and his father are among three people being held in connection with a murder investigation in Breiðholt overnight. All three are expected to be questioned today.

At the offices of Kontent, a journalist met Jón Gunnar Geirdal, a creative entrepreneur and avid book lover, among other things. The walls are lined with large bookshelves filled with books, but not just any books. These are books he read as a te...