Iceland visited by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
On Thursday, Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir and Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir met with NATO Secretary General ...
National AI education pilot announced between Iceland and Anthropic
A new national AI education pilot has been announced between Iceland and Anthropic to bring its AI assistant to teachers across the country, mar...
Iceland sees mosquitoes in country for first time
For the first time, three mosquitoes were found in the country, after a local resident in Kjósarhreppur found them in his garden. Local Björn Hjaltaso...
Ultramarathon swimmer finishes 1600Km endurance challenge around Iceland
British ultramarathon swimmer Ross Edgley has completed a swimming endurance challenge, in which he swam 1,600 km around Iceland. Edgley started the c...
Iceland sees U.S. Navy nuclear submarine dock in a first for the country
For the first time ever, a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine has docked in Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital, a strategic location that sees frequent Russian sub...
Iceland’s Personal Names Committee approves new first names
The Personal Names Committee of Iceland has approved a variety of new first names that can be used in guidance with Icelandic culture, including Baggi...
Iceland’s F-Roads: What You Need to Know Before Driving into the Highlands
As summer approaches, so does the season for highland adventures in Iceland. If you dream of exploring remote lava fields, glacial rivers, and vast va...
Volcano in Iceland: Grindavík evacuates as magma eruption begins
At roughly 6:30 am local time this morning, a magma eruption began at the Sundhnúk crater range on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest of Iceland...