Author: Nanna Árnadóttir
Gunnar Nelson Defeats Akhmedov In First Round
Iceland’s undefeated MMA fighter Gunnar Nelson beat Russia’s Omari Akhmedov after a 13 month break from the sport, reports RÚV. Gunnar,…
Interior Minister’s Cousin Lands Leading Police Position
Birna Guðmundsdóttir was hired over more qualified applicants the same time as the police launched an investigation of her cousin…
National Beef Shortage
Unlimited import of beef has been granted to work against a shortage of Icelandic cows for slaughter, reports RÚV. Two slaughterhouses…
Walter Mitty Awarded Worst Product Placement
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was awarded worst product placement in 2013 by Brandchannel for inserting a non-existent Papa…
Confidence In President Dwindling
Although confidence in Althingi and the Special Prosecutor’s Office has increased in the last year, there has been a marked…
Human Remains Found In Uncharted Cave
Human remains found inside a previously uncharted cave in the Snæfellsnes, reports RÚV. There were no records that the cave had…
EU Ready To Talk, If And When Iceland Is Ready
Matthias Brinkmann, EU Ambassador at the helm of the Delegation of the European Union to Iceland has said the EU…
Social Affairs Minister Not Going To Sochi
Iceland’s Social Affairs Minister Eygló Harðardóttir will not be attending the Special Olympics in Sochi, reports RÚV. The Icelandic Special Olympics…
Bursting Day Deal Cancelled At IKEA Due To Last Year’s Vomiting Patrons
Ikea has discontinued their annual 2 ISK Sprengidagur (“Bursting Day”) offer of salted meat and pea soup because people were…
Iceland’s One Legged Elvis Will Return To Stage
Iceland’s premier Elvis impersonator Jósef Ólafsson recently lost his left leg from the knee down to an infection, reports Vísir. “I…
Icelanders Pledged 56 Million ISK To Kickstarter
Icelanders have pledged 56 million ISK or 500,000 USD overall to projects on the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter, reports RÚV. Yesterday Kickstarter…
Fined For Illegally Tapping Phone
The Icelandic government was ordered to pay a woman 300.000 ISK after Iceland’s Special Prosecutor was caught illegally tapping her…
Most Icelanders Want To Charge Tourists
According to a new poll, most Icelanders want to charge tourists for access to popular natural tourist sites, reports RÚV. According…
Happy Beer Day!
Today marks 25 years since the sale of beer was legalised in Iceland, RÚV reports. The move to legalise the sale of…
Ruling Coalition Lose Voters
Support for the ruling coalition is now under 40% according to a new Gallup poll, reportsRÚV. In the past week,…
Prominent Icelandic Feminist Accused Of Cyber-Bullying
Singer Hafdís Huld accused prominent feminist and anti cyber-bullying activist Hildur Lilliendahl of posting death threats and making rape jokes…
Disabled Access Lacking On Hverfisgata
Disabled access is seriously lacking on the newly renovated Hverfisgata, reports Vísir. “[Disabled Access] is, to some extent, lacking, I won’t…
Parliamentary Fight Over EU Talks
Harsh words were exchanged in parliament last night over the EU proposal to end accession talks and Minister of Finance,…
Fast And Loose With EU Facts
Politicans Vigdís Hauksdóttir, Frosti Sigurjónsson and Elín Hirst have all been caught out this week making erroneous statements about the…
Selfies May Be Spreading Lice
Ása Atladóttir, project manager at the Directorate of Health, has said that outbreaks of lice in Iceland has risen by…
President: Iceland Is Not Well Suited For The EU
The President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, has said Iceland is not well suited for the EU in an interview…
Half A Billion ISK In Development Aid To Uganda
Following Uganda’s controversial anti-gay bill being signed into law, both Norway and Denmark have decided to cut aid. Foreign Minister…
PM: “People Should Maybe Calm Down A Little”
Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, has implied people are overreacting to the plans to end accession talks with…
More Protests Planned Today
People wishing to protest the withdrawal of Iceland from EU accession negotiations have been invited to demonstrate at Austurvöllur this…
EU Not Interested In Will-We-Won’t-We Relationship With Iceland
After consulting with sources in Brussels, Vísir has reported that EU members are unimpressed by Iceland’s Will-We-Won’t-We approach to the EU application….