Icelandic authorities were informed in advance that there was a possibility the Russian oil tanker Marinera would be stopped within Icelandic jurisdiction.

The City of Reykjavík is seeking to hire a specialist to reduce sickness absence among its employees.

It appears that U.S. personnel have boarded the oil tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella-1, and taken control of the vessel. A U.S. official confirmed this to CBS News in the United States, according to the BBC.

The Icelandic Coast Guard is monitoring the movements of an oil tanker that entered Iceland’s southeastern exclusive economic zone shortly after 4 a.m. last night.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued a yellow weather warning for South Iceland and Southeast Iceland due to northeasterly blizzard conditions.

Environmental and safety concerns are the main reasons why New Year’s and Twelfth Night bonfires have been reduced in number and are now being phased out in many places. Rising costs for firewood and waste disposal have also played a role.

The circumstances surrounding the traffic accident that occurred on Suðurlandsvegur yesterday morning are under investigation by the capital area police.

Police in the capital area called in the National Police Commissioner’s Special Forces to assist with a police operation at a residential property in the Rimahverfi neighborhood last night. The Special Forces’ involvement has now concluded, bu...

“In 2018 I took part in a competition for affordable housing. There was a small group of us competing and we won. That gave us the opportunity to choose one of seven or eight plots in Reykjavík, and we chose Skerjafjörður because planning the...

There was broad consensus among members who attended a meeting of Alþingi’s Foreign Affairs Committee this morning regarding the situation that has arisen in international affairs following the events of the weekend.

Margrét Halla Hansdóttir Löf has appealed the 16-year prison sentence she received at the Reykjanes District Court on December 16.

Suðurlandsvegur has now been fully reopened and emergency responders have concluded their work at the scene. A traffic accident occurred on the road earlier this morning, and it was closed for a period as a result.

The Icelandic health-tech company Kerecis will increase production to assist victims who suffered severe burns in a major fire in Switzerland in recent days.

The Independence Party is polling at 35.5% support in Reykjavík in a Gallup survey, equivalent to nine seats on the city council. The party gains 2.2 percentage points compared with the previous poll and has not measured this high in the capital ...

The fact that the United States has carried out attacks on Venezuela and overthrown President Nicolás Maduro by military force is no guarantee of better governance in the country.

It has been confirmed that an Icelandic man recently died in Ukraine after having joined the Ukrainian armed forces. The case was first reported by DV.

A newly installed water slide at the swimming pool in Þorlákshöfn has been temporarily closed following several accidents.

A colorful group made its way to Nauthólsvík yesterday as the annual New Year’s swim took place in the sea there.

The introduction of the new kilometre-based road charge at the turn of the year was accompanied by the abolition of the fuel tax. As a result, fuel companies have significantly lowered their prices.

In her New Year’s address to the nation, President HallaTómasdóttir reflected on the challenges posed by artificial intelligence and the well-being of children and young people, recalled the hardships Icelanders have faced in recent years, and...