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Details of alleged Norwegian bomb plot revealed

Details of alleged Norwegian bomb plot revealed

Norwegian police discovered the makings of a bomb lab in an Oslo apartment when arresting a suspected al-Qaida cell last month, according to reports. An investigation by the Associated Press (AP) has revealed that authorities had been tracking the group for a long time after intercepting emails between them and an al-Qaida operative in Pakistan. Continue Reading

Posted in General, International, MBL, Norway, Politics, Society, United Kingdom, United States2 Comments

Boeing Dreamliner in Iceland for testing

Boeing Dreamliner in Iceland for testing

The new Dreamliner, also known as the Boeing 787, is currently stationed at Iceland's Keflavik International Airport for testing in side winds. This is only the second time the brand new aircraft has left the USA. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Environment, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Technology, United Kingdom, United States1 Comment

Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen moves to Stoke City

Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen moves to Stoke City

Yesterday's clinching of a deal to sign Icelandic international Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen is being hailed as something of a coup for Stoke City FC in England's Premiership. But he doesn't come cheap. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, General, Iceland, International, MBL, Sports, United Kingdom0 Comments

Cairn hits Greenland gas jackpot

Cairn hits Greenland gas jackpot

Cairn Energy has confirmed that it has found gas off the western coast of Greenland. The Edinburgh-based oil and gas exploration company made the discovery in the Baffin Bay Basin, 175km from the island of Disko. Continue Reading

Posted in Denmark, Energy, Environment, General, Greenland, International, MBL, Politics, Technology, United Kingdom1 Comment

Icelandic state “not responsible for Icesave”

Icelandic state “not responsible for Icesave”

International law specialist at Norway's Tromso University, Professor Peter Orebech, says that Iceland would actually be breaking EU rules by forcing its tax payers to reimburse the Netherlands and the UK for Icesave debt, which rightfully belongs with the country's privately funded depositors' insurance fund. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, European Union, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom25 Comments

In the beginning…

In the beginning…

The play "In the Beginning" will be shown for free this evening in the Reykjavik Art Museum. Continue Reading

Posted in Art, General, Iceland, Leisure, MBL, United Kingdom0 Comments

EU sanctions against Iceland and Faroes over mackerel dispute?

EU sanctions against Iceland and Faroes over mackerel dispute?

The deputy chairman of the European Union fisheries committee wants the fisheries ministers of Iceland and the Faroe Islands to be called urgently to Brussels in order to negotiate a solution to the escalating mackerel fishing dispute. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Faroe Islands, General, Iceland, MBL, United Kingdom5 Comments

Naked German women get lost in Swedish woods

Naked German women get lost in Swedish woods

A helicopter search party and sniffer dogs were called off in southern Sweden last week, after three naturist German ramblers found their way out of the woods by themselves. Continue Reading

Posted in Culture, General, International, Lifestyle, MBL, United Kingdom0 Comments

Cairn Energy sells Indian shares to concentrate on Greenland oil

Cairn Energy sells Indian shares to concentrate on Greenland oil

The Cairn Energy oil exploration group has confirmed that it has sold a 51 percent stake in its Indian arm to help fund its project off the coast of Greenland. Just as offshore drilling becomes more controversial in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, the Edinburgh-based group will return a “substantial sum” to investors and add to its two rigs already positioned 200km from Aasiaat, on Greenland’s west coast. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Environment, General, Greenland, MBL, Technology, United Kingdom3 Comments

Another round of formal Icesave talks to start

Another round of formal Icesave talks to start

Formal discussions over the Icesave dispute between Iceland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have been scheduled for the beginning of September. Continue Reading

Posted in Business, General, Holland, Iceland, MBL, Politics, United Kingdom1 Comment

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Thursday, Sep 2
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