Mother of Icelandic man believed to have died in Syria asks for the help of the public
Eva Hauksdóttir, the mother of an Icelandic man who is believed to have died in Syria while fighting with YPG against The Islamic State and the Turks ...
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Icelandic Author Alexander Dan Makes a Groundbreaking Deal With SF Publisher Gollancz
Alexander Dan, a young Icelandic author, has made a two-book publishing deal with Gollancz, the oldest specialist SF & Fantasy publisher in the UK...
Slide sheets for independent living might be the next big thing out of Iceland
The Snoozle Slide Sheet is a classic story of a person who had a problem, fixed it and then started selling the solution to the problem. Lilja Þorstei...
Monster Drawing by an Icelandic Boy Chosen by IKEA
A few months ago, IKEA asked kids all over the world to send in drawings of monsters and other creatures. The winning pictures would be turned into st...
3,5 Tons of Icelandic Salt Sent to Denmark for Spa Products
Icelandic company Forval just sent out 3,5 tons of Icelandic salt to Denmark to be used in high-class spa products. The salt was manufactured by Saltv...
French Multinational Dairy Company Buys Majority in Icelandic Skyr Manufacturing Company
Sigurður Kjartan Hilmarsson, the founder of The Icelandic Milk and Skyr Company, has struck a deal to sell his and his friend’s 75% share in the...
Iceland Not Invited to a US Party in January
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, has sent an invitation to a multinational party early in January. Only the nations that voted with, abstaine...
Icelandair reached an agreement with air mechanics, ending strike for now
This is an update for news reported yesterday about the Icelandair mechanic strike. Negotiations between Icelandair and their air mechanics, whose str...