The Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages in Iceland will from now on be a part of UNESCO and will be called the United Nations Cultural Institute. Read the full story
Posted on 22 November 2011.
The Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages in Iceland will from now on be a part of UNESCO and will be called the United Nations Cultural Institute. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 October 2011.
Denmark’s foreign minister has criticised a decision by Israel to start building a new settlement in East Jerusalem. Read the full story
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Posted on 17 October 2011.
Iceland’s former foreign minister, Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, is on her way to Afghanistan to take up a United Nations position. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 September 2011.
The Icelandic government next week intends to put a parliamentary resolution for debate before Althingi that Iceland should recognise Palestinian independence, the country’s foreign minister told the UN yesterday. Read the full story
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Posted on 17 September 2011.
Kofi Annan, the Nobel Peace Prize holder and former United Nations Secretary General, is set to visit Iceland next month. Read the full story
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Posted on 14 August 2011.
An autopsy has revealed that a 23 year-old Danish man died after being placed in an illegal police restraint, prompting calls for the case to be brought before the United Nations torture committee. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 August 2011.
Iceland’s capital, the City of Reykjavik, has been declared a City of Literature by the United Nations’ culture and heritage agency, UNESCO. Read the full story
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Posted on 22 July 2011.
Icelandic Minister of Finance, Steingrimur J. Sigfusson and the famous Kenyan runner Tegla Loroupe will lead the last leg of the World Harmony Run in Iceland today. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 July 2011.
Ossur Skarphedinsson, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs, and his entourage had their trip to Gaza interrupted yesterday when Israeli soldiers obstructed the path of their cars with large rocks. Read the full story
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Posted on 04 July 2011.
The director of a specialised healthcare centre claims Finland’s immigration service has a callous disregard for torture victims, as dozens are deported back to their homeland each year. Read the full story
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Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
Workplace drug tests increase tenfold
Mythical Icelandic monster captured on film?
Explore Vatnajökull and Jökulsárlón in Iceland with Glacier Lagoon tour
Ocean turbine designer: “Iceland could up its energy production twentyfold”
