A shop owner in Mjódd says improving security should have been the top priority when changes were made to the area. A supervisor has also raised concerns about safety and is calling for increased security and a greater police presence.

Iceland’s annual inflation rate rose to 5.9% in September, up slightly from 5.6% the previous month, according to Statistics Iceland.

“The government of Kristrún Frostadóttir is the only party that is doing nothing to bring inflation down,” says Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, an Independence Party MP and the party’s representative on the Budget Committee.

Around 1,500 horses were gathered at Laufskálarétt in North Iceland on Saturday, with hundreds of riders taking part in the annual horse roundup.

Reykjanesbraut will be closed to northbound traffic tonight and tomorrow night, as well as overnight into Monday and Tuesday, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. due to milling and paving work.

Iceland, known worldwide for its green energy, is set to miss its emission-reduction targets for 2035, and it won’t even be close. Under the Paris Agreement, we’ve committed to cutting emissions by 50–55 percent from 2005 levels. Current projec...

For six years, VÁ, an NGO born from the opposition to open-net salmon farming in Seyðisfjörður, has fought to stop these licences from being issued. In 2023, a municipal survey found that 75 percent of residents opposed the plans. We have protest...

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On Wednesday, 23 September, the Icelandic Aircraft Mechanics Association (FVFÍ) began a strike, which disrupted Icelandair’s flight schedule significantly, affecting 26 flights and 5,500 passengers. During the morning of the same day Eyjólfur Ár...

For one night in August, a glittering combination of fame, politics, and academics filled Háskólabíó. Executives from National Geographic, a subsidiary of Walt Disney, looked impressed. The president, Halla Tómasdóttir, brought an official air ...