Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir, Iceland’s Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs, has announced her resignation. She revealed her decision in an interview with RÚV tonight, shortly after the ...

A report has been released on the conduct of National Police Commissioner’s Special Unit when, in 2023, armed policemen searching for a perpetrator suspected of a violent offence entered a private ...

According to a recent report published by the Nordic Welfare Centre, 33% of Icelandic adults aged 18-24 years old use nicotine pouches, Vísir reports. The rate of use is the highest in Iceland ...

We find ourselves in what used to be the hinterlands of Reykjavík’s restaurant scene, at Hverfisgata 96, visiting the Italian restaurant Grazie Trattoria, which opened its doors in 2022. This is ...

There is still no court hearing scheduled for the bouncy castle accident in Akureyri, which occurred three and a half years ago, reports RÚV. It is unlikely that the main proceedings will take place ...

An earthquake measuring 4.2 in magnitude struck Bárðarbunga just before 8:30 this morning, reports RÚV. A smaller earthquake, measuring 2.9, occurred in the same area shortly before, followed by ...

The United Nations Continental Shelf Commission has formally approved Iceland’s rights and sovereignty of the Icelandic continental shelf. The approval marks the end of a 25-year-long process pursued ...

According to an interview with geophysicist Freysteinn Sigmundsson on RÚV, there is increasing uncertainty about the warning time for the next eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption could ...

The Reykjavik Family Park and Zoo’s seal aquarium is set to be upgraded in order to comply with animal protection standards, RÚV reports. The recent Reykjavík City Council Convention stipulates that ...

As reported by RÚV, the government has appointed a task force to prepare financing for the Sundabraut highway project. The program has been in the works for years and is set to be the single largest ...

Visitors to Iceland will soon be able to observe seals in their natural habitat without disturbing them — through virtual reality, reports RÚV. The Icelandic Seal Centre is developing a VR ...

Iceland’s potato harvest last year was the smallest since 1993, reports RÚV, citing new data from Statistics Iceland. Severe weather in the northern regions occurring in early June had a significant ...