The BBC has covered the story of the group of Palestinian refugees who recently moved from a camp in Iraq to Akranes, a short distance north of the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik.

The report features an interview with Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, stating that single mothers do well in Iceland and that she has high hopes for the refugees’ integration and Read the full story

Icelandic news website, Visir.is reports that the Palestinian refugees who arrived in Iceland late Monday evening were surprisingly well given the long journey they had undertaken from Iraq – so says Linda Bjork Gudrunardottir, the refugee project manager.

Visir contacted Gudrunardottir Tuesday morning because she was among the group accompanying the refugees on the last leg of their trip, from London Read the full story

A group of Palestinian refugees will land this evening at Iceland’s Keflavik Airport and be taken straight to the western town of Akranes. The group is made up of 29 women and children who had previously been living in the Al Waleed refugee camp in Iraq, Frettabladid reports.

The group’s arrival is in accordance with government policy on the reception of refugees, which states that Iceland should take 20 to 30 per year.

The refugees will move in to flats provided by the town of Akranes and the Akranes branch of the Icelandic Red Cross is reported to have furnished and decorated the flats and is also collecting clothes.

Three support families will be on hand to help each refugee family arriving in Akranes and one in Reykjavik. Their role will be to support the people in their new and strange environment.

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