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Minister Of Foreign Affairs Attends UN Meeting On Palestine
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, is in New York City attending a meeting focused on the potential of a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel, hosted by the United Nations. Among other events, the Foreign Minister will participate in…
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Iceland Turning Red Not A Concern For Tourism
Iceland has turned red according to the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention’s Covid-19 risk assessment. These results are published every Thursday as a combined indicator of the 14-day notification rate, the rate of testing and the return rate of positive…
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Insulting Foreign Leaders Will Remain Illegal In Iceland For Time Being
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is against dropping Article 95 of the General Penal Code, which prohibits Icelanders from insulting foreign leaders, despite a bill from the Left-Greens which is calling for exactly that. The article in question is fairly wide-reaching, with…
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Who Cares About The Kurds?
You cannot read the news about what’s happening in Syria right now without also reading about the Kurds. For many in the west, the Kurds don’t often pop up on the radar—you might have last heard about them when former Iraqi leader…
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Authorities Explain Their Response To Brussels Attacks
Both the police and the Foreign Ministry have emphasised that the added security measures will not target foreigners, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs seeking “balance between security and freedom”. As reported, the National Commissioner of the Police, in conjunction with the…
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“Icelandic Refugees” Mystery To Foreign Ministry
UN data shows five Icelanders are considered asylum seekers or refugees, but the Foreign Ministry does not know who they are, nor in what countries they have sought refuge. If one pays a visit to Iceland’s profile on the home page of…
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Former PM Geir Haarde Lands Ambassador Appointment
Former Prime Minister of Iceland Geir H. Haarde will, effective January 1, 2015, serve as “an ambassador in foreign service” to an as-yet unspecified appointment. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Geir H. Haarde has been appointed as “an ambassador…
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EFTA Put Talks With Russia On Ice
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) decided to put their free trade talks with Russia on hold at the annual summer meeting in the Westman Islands yesterday, due to Russia’s involvement in the Ukraine. RÚV reports that Iceland’s Foreign Minister, Gunnar Bragi…
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Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Sends Aid To Flood Victims
Iceland’s Foreign Ministry plans to send 3 million ISK in emergency aid to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, reports RÚV. In a statement from the ministry, Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson wrote that his thoughts were with the many who had suffered or lost…