Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Crab Lice In Iceland Dying Out Due To Loss Of Habitat
Pthirus pubis, better known as crab lice, pubic lice, or more colloquially “crabs”, are dying out in Iceland due to…
Justice Minister’s Claims About Asylum Seekers In Iceland Questionable
Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson intends to submit a bill to Parliament that would make a number of changes to…
Terror Suspects Said To Have Plotted Against Labour Leader, Socialist Party Head
Amongst those that the two men currently in police custody under suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack had…
Unemployment At Just Under 3% In September, Higher Amongst Immigrants
Unemployment decreased between August and September, a report from the Directorate of Labour details, but the unemployment rate was still…
Two Men In Custody Suspected Of Murder
Two men in their forties are currently in police custody, suspected of having killed a woman in her fifties, Vísir…
Brothers In Sound: Natsuki Tamura & Halldór Lárusson Bring The Magic
Icelandic percussionist Halldór Lárusson will again be joining forces with musician, artist, jeweller, and all-around renaissance man Natsuki Tamura on…
Ask An Expert: Why Do We Call Potatoes That?
If you have any passing familiarity with Icelandic, you likely know that the word for “potato” is “kartafla.” Given how…
Great Moments In Icelandic History: The 1949 NATO Riots
Iceland has been a part of NATO for as long as most generations can remember, and will likely stay there…
Secondary School Students Take Action Against Administration Over Sexual Assaults
Students of the secondary school Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð (MH) are increasingly organising and voicing their frustrations at a school administration…
Most Of The Guns Seized Were Legally Registered, Home Of National Commissioner’s Father Also Searched
At yesterday’s press conference on the ongoing investigation of a suspected terrorist plot involving two men who are still in…
Musician And Artist Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson Has Died
Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson, perhaps better known to our readers by the stage name Prins Póló, passed away yesterday after a…
Police Press Conference: Planned Terrorist Attack Suspects Still In Custody, Investigations Ongoing
At a press conference held just moments ago, Grímur Grímsson, the chief of the capital area police; and Sveinn Ingiberg…
Early Morning Bomb Scare Temporarily Shuts Down Airport
A bomb threat closed Keflavík International Airport from about half past midnight last night until about 04:30 this morning, ending…
Iceberg Size Of Football Pitch Spotted North Of Iceland
An iceberg roughly the size of a football pitch has floated its way north of Siglufjörður and west of Grímsey,…
Bus Fare Increase Sharply Criticised
The announcement from capital area bus service Strætó that they would be raising their fares from October 1st has raised…
Strætó Changing Fares Starting October 1st
A new announcement from Strætó, the capital area bus service, outlines how fares are going to be raised effective October…
Suspect Denies All Ties With Far-Right Extremism, Lawyer Says
A lawyer for a man arrested last week on suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack says his client…
Prime Minister Expects Russian Citizens Will Apply For Asylum In Iceland
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir expects that numerous Russian citizens will apply for international protection in Iceland, RÚV reports, in the…
Fourth Coronavirus Vaccination Shots Beginning This Month
Fourth coronavirus vaccination shots will be made available tomorrow, Vísir reports, at Laugardalshöll for those aged 60 and older. Influenza…
East Iceland Battered By Storms, Extensive Damage
High winds pummeled northeast Iceland over the weekend, especially on Sunday, with extensive damage done to buildings and cars. No…
Terrorist Suspects: Possible Far-Right Ties; Justice Minister Proposes Pre-Emptive Investigations
Yesterday’s arrest of four Icelandic men in their twenties, two of whom are still in custody, on suspicion of conspiring…
Suspected Terrorists Arrested, Plot Reportedly Foiled
Four Icelandic men in their twenties were arrested yesterday, RÚV reports, alleged to have engaged in the production of weapons…
Russian Fund Offers To Pay Icelandic Journalists For Ukraine Trip, No One Accepts
An Icelander has contacted several media outlets in the country with the offer from a Russian fund to pay for…
Terrorist Website Was Hosted In Iceland
Last June, Reykjavík District Court ruled in favour of the capital area police that a hosting company in Iceland is…
Garbage Piling Up On Sea Floor Of Icelandic Waters, Report Says
A new report (.pdf) from the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute details that garbage on the sea floor within Icelandic…