3 Oct 2018 An area of low depression is approaching Iceland from the south and winds will pick up at noon, accompanied by rain. A yellow weather warning has been issued from 3 pm as wind gusts beneath Eyjafjöll and in Öræfi can reach over 35 m/s.
27 Sep 2018"Avoid filmschools, follow your vision, get a camera and star filming," is the advice Jonas Mekas gives to aspiring filmmakers. Mekas, who is 96 years old, is guest of honour at the Reykjavik International Film Festival, RIFF which begins tonight.
13 Sep 2018The island of Vigur in Ísafjarðardjúp in the West Fjords is now for sale. MP for the Progressive Party Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir says that the state should purchase the island as too much land has recently been sold to foreign investors, which is a worrying development.
13 Sep 2018Footballer Rúrík Gíslason is on the cover of the latest issue of Icelandic Glamour. In the interview he talks about leaving Iceland at age 15 to play football in Belgium and how he returned a broken man.
29 Aug 2018The Icelandic Met Office has issued a yellow weather alert for the Central Highlands, effective from 6 pm tomorrow night, Thursday, through 9 am on Friday.
23 Aug 2018Arna Dís Ólafsdóttir, who graduated from FB high school in the spring, has a job offer, following coverage in Morgunblaðið of the plight of young people with developmental disabilities.
22 Aug 2018Since safety standards were increased last year at Silfra fissure in Þingvelllir National Park, the number of people who come there to go scuba diving is down by 60-70 percent.
20 Aug 2018Musical legend David Crosby will be performing at Háskólabíó in Reykjavik on Thursday night and the repertoire includes songs by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
14 Aug 2018A large crevice was detected over the weekend in Fagraskógarfjall mountain in Hítardalur valley, West Iceland, according to the Icelandic Met Office.
12 Aug 2018 Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir says that her recent trip to North Dakota in the US and Manitoba in Canada left her enriched with experience and that she felt a great deal of warmth from the people she met. Jakobsdóttir was there to visit the places where Icelanders settled (ca.1870- 1914).
8 Aug 2018The small town of Grundarfjörður, perched on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula now boasts of a fine dining restaurant with a wonderful view.
4 Aug 2018Steinþór Einarsson, operations manager for sports and recreations in Reykjavík City, reports that swimming pools in Iceland are much better run than they used to be.
3 Aug 2018Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and her husband Gunnar Sigvaldason will be visiting Icelandic settlements in Canada and the US between August 2 and August 7.
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