10 Sep 2020Shareholders of Icelandair unanimously agreed yesterday to give Icelandair Group hf. permission to go ahead with a public offering of new shares in the amount of ISK 23 billion (USD 166 million; EUR 140 million), scheduled for September 16 and 17, mbl.is reports.
1 Sep 2020Since August 19, when new rules took effect at Icelandic borders, the number of arriving passengers has dropped considerably, mbl.is reports.
25 Aug 2020Icelandic authorities believe that the proposed construction of a nuclear power station in Sizewell, Suffolk County, on the east coast of England, will not have a major impact on the environment in Iceland.
21 Aug 2020At yesterday’s press conference of Icelandic health officials, it was revealed that Swedish authorities would serve as an intermediary for the sale of COVID-19 vaccine to Iceland via a collaborative project of the European Union.
17 Aug 2020Data suggesting an imminent glacial outburst flood (jökulhlaup) over the weekend in Grímsvötn, Vatnajökull glacier, turned out to be a false warning.
17 Aug 2020Starting Wednesday, August 19, visitors to Iceland from all countries will be required to be tested for the coronavirus at the border, followed by four to five days in quarantine and, after that, a second test.
7 Aug 2020At a press conference yesterday, Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason revealed that deCode Genetics has offered to assist Landspítali National University Hospital with border testing of passengers for the coronavirus by analyzing part of the samples collected.