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<img align="left" alt="Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson [Credit: AFP]" src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/63/91/1639185A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> The Icelandic men's national handball team trained in Safamýri this week ahead of the team's friendly matches against Sweden at Hlíðarendi and in Kaplakriki.
<img align="left" alt="The Scandinavian airline SAS. [Credit: AFP]" src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/35/47/1354795A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> The Scandinavian airline SAS has canceled more than a thousand flights in April due to rising fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East.
Two Danish politicians from the Social Democrats and Venstre went into a sauna to reach voters in an innovative way during the election campaign.
Processing in the case of Samhjálp’s controversial and planned coffee shop at Grensásvegur 46 before the Environment and Planning Council
<p>The Icelandic Meteorological Office has received reports of more than 122 avalanches that have fallen in the Westfjords and on Tröllaskagi since Thursday last week.</p><p>There has been a state of uncertainty due to avalanche danger on Tröllaskagi and in the Westfjords more or less for nearly a week. On Thursday, heavy snow fell in a northeasterly wind, and avalanches then began to fall. It the
Trent Alexander-Arnold missed out on many titles to Manchester City during his time at Liverpool, but tonight he helped Real Madrid knock Manchester City out of the Champions League.
Ali Larijani, head of Iran’s National Security Council, was killed in an airstrike by the Israeli army last night along with the commander of the Basij forces in Tehran.
Declan Rice scored Arsenal's second goal tonight as the team secured a place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over German side Bayer Leverkusen.
Danielle Rodriguez led the way among Iceland's players offensively tonight. She recorded 20 points and six assists in Iceland's impressive 62-60 win over Portugal. She was very pleased with many aspects of the team's performance tonight.
An employee at the Garðasel preschool in Akranes is suspected of a sexual offense against a child at the preschool, and the case is under investigation by the police in Akranes.
<p>Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson says funding for the implementation plan for the development of nursing home spaces is available in the Treasury, even though the cost of the development has not yet been determined. There has long been a great need for nursing home spaces, and funding has therefore been set aside for investment in their development.</p><p>Daði Már also points out that sa
Morocco is the African football champion following a ruling by the Court of Appeal of the Confederation of African Football.
<p>Iceland defeated Portugal in the Women's EuroBasket qualifiers tonight, 62-60.</p><p>Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir scored 16 points in the game and spoke to Stofan immediately after the game: "I thought this was just really fun, I don't know about you."</p><p>Iceland lost to Serbia last week after playing a great first half but not a good enough second half. Now Iceland again had a strong
John Galliano took a break from the pace of the fashion world but is back with the retail giant Zara.
A young man was arrested in Akranes yesterday, suspected of sexually abusing a preschool child. The man was an employee at the preschool.
<img align="left" alt="There was a lot of heat in the final match. [Credit: AFP]" src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/63/94/1639461A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> Morocco has been awarded victory in the final of the men's Africa Cup of Nations in football despite the team having lost to Senegal in extra time.
Real Madrid have advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals after a 5-1 aggregate win over Manchester City.
European champions Paris Saint-Germain safely advanced to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League in football tonight.
Arsenal have advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals in football after a 2-0 win over the German team Bayer Leverkusen at Emirates Stadium tonight.
Iran's Security Council has confirmed that Ali Larijani, the head of the council, was killed in an airstrike by Israel. Israeli media reported the attack earlier today. Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij security force of the Iranian authorities,
It was an excellent defensive performance that created Iceland’s victory against Portugal in the final game of Group G of the EuroBasket 2027 qualifiers tonight. Leading the way defensively was Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir, who could be very pleased with herself and her teammates.
Eyjólfur Ármannsson, Minister of Infrastructure, has been called to an open meeting of Alþingi’s Environment and Transport Committee on Thursday to answer questions about the prioritization of tunnels. Fjarðabyggð has presented the parliamentary committee with a proposal for a conciliatory solution in the Eastfjords.
<img align="left" alt="In this photograph, which was taken in 2017, are Hassan Rouhani, then President of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's Supreme Leader, Ali Larijani, then Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, and Sadeq Larijani, who was then head of the country's judiciary. [Credit: AFP]" src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/63/94/1639458A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> Iran's Suprem
<img align="left" alt="Vilhjámur at an awards ceremony recently. [Credit: AFP]" src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/63/92/1639288A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> Vilhjálmur posted the image on the occasion of British Mother's Day.
<img align="left" alt="Þorgerður Katrín at Samorka's annual meeting today." src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/63/94/1639430A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir does not say unequivocally that it would be possible to invoke Article Five of the North Atlantic Treaty if Iceland were attacked on critical infrastructure.
Iceland defeated Portugal in its final game in the EuroBasket 2027 qualifiers. The final score in the game was 62-60, and it was excellent defensive play that secured the victory. Dani Rodriguez led the offense with 20 points and six assists.
<img align="left" alt="The bridge is getting old." src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/63/94/1639441A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> Work has begun on the demolition of the old pedestrian bridge over Elliðaár at Dimma.
When the main terms of the merger of Íslandsbanki and Skagi were negotiated in October, including by fixing the consideration to Skagi shareholders in a specified number of shares, it was assumed that the bank would continue buying its own shares, which had "an inevitable upward effect" on the share price, according to the chairman of Skagi. He says it was "a major disappointment" when Íslandsbank
Íslandsbanki's chief economist considers it more likely than not that the Monetary Policy Committee will raise interest rates tomorrow morning. He does not rule out that rates will be kept unchanged, but says it could come back to bite the Monetary Policy Committee if it does not rein things in sooner rather than later.
<img align="left" alt="" src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/63/94/1639415A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> Arnar Þór Stefánsson, the trustee in bankruptcy of Play’s bankruptcy estate, agrees with the airline’s management that remarks by Jón Þór Þorvaldsson, chairman of FÍA, affected the airline’s collapse. He adds, however, that other factors also contributed.
The director of the U.S. counterterrorism center has resigned because of the war in Iran. He urges the president to change course.
<p>Bodø/Glimt’s European adventure is over after a 5-0 defeat tonight against the Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon. The Norwegian team has been the surprise team of the winter in the UEFA Champions League. The Norwegians led 3-0 after an impressive victory in Norway, but Sporting produced an incredible comeback and therefore advances to the quarter-finals.</p><p>The home side Sporting’s attacking p
Bodö/Glimt are out of the Champions League despite coming into the second leg of the teams' round of 16 tie with a three-goal lead. Sporting outplayed the Norwegian team, won 5-0 and thus 5-3 on aggregate.
<p>Bloody and wounded animals that have begun gnawing themselves to the bone are among what can be seen in images from fur farms in this country. Wounds of such a nature that the animal should be euthanized in order to ease its suffering. Photographs taken at three mink farms in this country shed light on the conditions of the minks, which live their entire lives in small cages for the purpose of
<p>No provision is made for the cost of collective agreements for nursing home staff in the implementation plan for the development of nursing home spaces that was presented yesterday.</p><p>The chair of Efling says the cost runs into hundreds of millions.</p><p>The minister says the Treasury will cover the cost.</p><h3>Staffing will be a major challenge</h3><p>Just over 1,500 new nursing home spa
<img align="left" alt="Arndís Bára Ingimarsdóttir, settur lögreglustjóri í Vestmannaeyjum." src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/63/93/1639363A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> Arndís Bára Ingimarsdóttir will continue to serve as police commissioner in Vestmannaeyjar for the next twelve months. The position was not advertised.
“It is really only today that I am managing to sit down with all of this,” says makeup artist Auður Jónsdóttir, who has been based in Los Angeles for the past decade. Over the past month, she has accompanied Laufey Lin on the star’s European tour and done her makeup, which she says is an absolute dream project. A reporter spoke with Auður about this exciting project and a milestone in her life.
Second-division side Fylkir secured a place in the final of the Lengjubikar football cup tonight after a two-goal win over top-flight side Þór in Akureyri.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard says Gholamreza Soleimani was killed in an Israeli attack on Iran. Soleimani was the commander of Basij, a government security force in Iran. The Israelis reported earlier today that they had killed Soleimani in an airstrike, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard confirmed the news this evening. Gholamreza Soleimani. The picture is from 2019. AP / Ebrahim Noroozi
<p>Kjartan Magnússon and Marta Guðjónsdóttir, former city council members of the Independence Party, were removed this evening from councils and committees at a meeting of the City Council.</p><p>The matter was not specifically on the City Council agenda, but City Council members of the Independence Party requested that it be taken up. It was approved that the proposal would go through with the vo
The future of Foreldrahús is uncertain after the authorities refused to continue funding its operations, according to the executive director. The Minister for Children could not be reached. The situation is said to be sad for the association, which is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year.
Unnur Lilja Hermannsdóttir, one of the two trustees of the bankruptcy estate of the airline Play, has appealed the ruling of the District Court of Reykjavik that she must step down from her position due to family ties.
<p>Unnur Lilja Hermannsdóttir, one of the two trustees of the bankruptcy estate of the airline Play, has appealed a ruling by the Reykjavík District Court that she had to be removed from her position due to family ties. <a href="https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2026/03/17/kaerir_urskurd_um_vanhaefi_sitt/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MBL.is</a> reports this.</p><p>The District Court
Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Speaker of the Greenlandic Parliament Kim Kielsen have left their party, Siumut, in protest after the party's chairman decided to withdraw from the governing coalition.
It is a privilege to live in a democratic society where we are able to exercise our right to vote, take a position, express our opinion, and have influence. As far as I know, this is one of the things that all political parties in Iceland agree on.
<p>The Chief Veterinarian at MAST believes that the authorities should review the laws that permit fur farming in this country, as has been done widely in Europe. It is clear that the animals cannot display their natural behavior while they are confined in small cages. Photos taken at mink farms in Iceland shed light on the conditions of mink, where they can be seen, among other things, wounded an
The international football federation, FIFA, appears to have ruled out moving Iran's matches at this summer's World Cup from the United States to Mexico.
<p>On January 29, the Office of the District Prosecutor issued 60 indictments for one and the same criminal offense: an offense against public authority. This is Article 106 of the Penal Code, which provides that anyone who attacks a public official with violence or threats of violence while the official is performing his or her duties shall be subject to imprisonment.</p><h3>A major undertaking t
The Minister of Finance says it is uncertain what decision the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland will make on interest rates at the committee’s meeting tomorrow morning. Jón Bjarki Bentsson, chief economist at Íslandsbanki, will shortly present his forecast for interest rates and review the outlook for the economy. There are storm clouds on the horizon in economic affairs.
The Hlustendaverðlaunin 2026 will take place in an unconventional way this year, as staff from Bylgjan and FM957 will surprise the winners with a visit and short segments around it.
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs notes that it may be possible to consider placing infrastructure such as Reykjanesbraut and Suðurlandsveg into the proposed infrastructure company. This would make it possible to collect road tolls on all the main routes to and from the Capital Region. A member of parliament for the Independence Party strongly criticizes the idea.
Fans of the Icelandic national handball team hit the jackpot today when they got to meet Iceland's national team players, who performed so well at the European Championship earlier this year.
There were some injuries, according to the police, after a school bus was hit in the district of police station two, which handles operations in Hafnarfjörður and Garðabær.
Kasper Högh, a striker for Bodö/Glimt and a former Icelandic champion with Valur, could play his first international match for Denmark in the upcoming playoff for a place at the FIFA World Cup.
Árni Rúnar Þorvaldsson, a municipal councilor for Samfylkingin, is highly vocal in an article on visir.is in which he discusses transport issues in Hafnarfjörður. What does not come as a surprise is that the article treats the facts loosely.
<p>Vegagerðin has rejected Icelandair's bid to operate scheduled flights to Ísafjörður. <a href="https://www.visir.is/g/20262857062d/vega-gerdin-hafnadi-til-bodi-icelandair-i-isafjardarflugid">Vísir first reported this</a>. The company's bid was for about 3.5 billion, while the cost estimate was 1.3 billion. Icelandair was the only company that submitted a bid to operate the Ísafjörður route.</p><
Alexander Isak was seen at Liverpool training today as the team's players were preparing for the second leg against Galatasaray in the Champions League round of 16, which takes place tomorrow night.
<p>Donald Trump, President of the United States, says that the U.S. military no longer needs assistance from other countries against Iran. In recent days, he has asked several countries for help in ensuring the security of ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, which the Iranians have closed. Trump's request for assistance in the Strait of Hormuz, an important shipping route, including for
There are now only eleven days until the new season begins in the top women's football league in Sweden, where Icelandic internationals will be competing for the title.
The development by Ukrainians and the production of their own suicide drones means that they can now carry out attacks on all regions of Russia. This was stated by Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of Russia and former Minister of Defense, at a meeting with officials today, where he said that Ukrainian attacks on Russia had increased significantly.
<p>All roads to and from Fjallabyggð were closed this morning and until this afternoon. Residents of Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður were therefore cut off for the first part of the day. Due to avalanche danger, an uncertainty level is in effect on the roads.</p><p>Siglufjarðarvegur opened at around three o’clock, and in addition an attempt will be made to open Ólafsfjarðarmúli shortly. However, it
<p>The airline SAS has canceled several hundred flights this week because fuel prices have risen. Most of the flights were scheduled to operate domestically in Norway. </p><p>Iran has closed the shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz following attacks by the United States and Israel. That route is important for oil exports, and one-fifth of the world’s oil has been transported through it in r
Customers of Síminn have received a number of scam emails and fake emails that have made it through email filters. They remind their customers not to click on unknown links and buttons.
<p>Vivian Motzfeldt, who has served as Greenland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, has decided to part ways with the political party Siumut. She is doing so after the party withdrew from the Greenlandic government before the weekend, and as a result she lost her seat as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Motzfeldt was at the forefront of the response to U.S. President Donald Trump's designs on Greenland.
<p>The Capital Area Police have recently seized five vehicles on suspicion of customs law violations and document forgery. This is confirmed by Ásmundur Rúnar Gylfason, assistant chief superintendent in the Capital Area, who says the investigation has been ongoing for several weeks.</p><h3>Imported as damaged or intended for spare parts</h3><p>The investigation focuses on cars having been imported
Fernando Alonso is not very impressed by the controversial and significant changes to the cars in Formula 1 racing for the current season. Opinions are divided on the new cars, and criticism has been considerable at the start of the season.
Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir says she has been bothered in the discussion about the announced referendum that the minority in Alþingi acts as if the nation does not know its own mind. Alignment with European Union regulations is part of the daily life of the nation and Parliament, and nothing would change in that regard with continued accession talks.
<p>Services for children with substance abuse problems are in many ways fragmented, and it must be ensured that they do not fall between systems. This is stated in the proposals of the Prime Minister’s working group on integrated services for children with substance abuse problems. They were presented at a government meeting today.</p><p>The working group was tasked with reviewing the status of se
<p>Descendants of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of Congo after the country gained independence from Belgium, welcomed today the ruling of a court in Brussels. The court decided that Etienne Davignon should stand trial. He is now a 93-year-old retiree, but in 1961 he was a low-ranking official in the Belgian foreign service. He is accused of having been involved in Lumumba's arrest, han
The Icelandic labor market has undergone major changes toward equality in recent decades. Women in the labor market are both more numerous and more educated than ever before, and their participation in working life is among the highest in the world. According to the latest data, women now make up 47% of all employed people, and about 78% of women of working age participate in the labor market.
The rescue team Þorbjörn was called out this morning because of a boat with a broken gearbox. The boat had to be towed to harbor.
<p>Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, chair of the Independence Party, intends to propose that the referendum on continuing talks with the EU be postponed until 17 October. It is currently scheduled to take place on 29 August.</p><p>“The aim is to ensure adequate debate and presentation on matters as important as those at issue here, both inside Parliament and outside,” Guðrún said in her speech at Alþingi y
Donald Trump, President of the United States, says that leaders in the United States' allied countries in NATO have mostly realized that they will not take part in military operations against the clerical regime in Iran. The President says this does not surprise him, as he has long considered NATO to be a one-way street. He also says that the United States has not needed their help and does not ne
A wide range of topics was covered in Besta sætið, a podcast by Sýn's sports department. The women's national basketball team is playing tonight and four matches are taking place in the Champions League round of 16. The playoffs and the start of the Besta deildin are also drawing closer.
<p>There are no secrets on Gísli Marteinn’s couch, as became clear in the latest episode when Vala Kristín Eiríksdóttir spoke about her struggle with constipation during pregnancy and how she managed with a Microlax tube.</p><p>Click <a href="https://www.ruv.is/sjonvarp/spila/vikan-med-gisla-marteini/37830/b8opjn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a> to watch Vikan með Gísla</p>
<p>It matters more now than ever to build a resilient society and ensure that infrastructure is strong and secure, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir. Energy infrastructure is not only the foundation of economic development and quality of life, but also a key factor in Iceland’s independence. This emerged in Þorgerður’s speech at Samorka’s open annual meeting,
On the agenda of Alþingi today is the 3rd reading of Social Security (wage index), case 155, a bill by the Minister of Social Affairs and Housing. It is time for this to be concluded; I hope the bill passes and becomes law, at last.
The Ministry of Justice is in contract negotiations with the University of Iceland on the administration of Icelandic language tests so that foreign nationals can apply for Icelandic citizenship. Its agreement with the Centre for Education and Services expired at the turn of the year.
While most domestic securities funds have significantly reduced their holdings in Alvotech in recent months and quarters, pension funds have waited out the slump that has occurred in the share price of the biopharmaceutical company. The holdings of the main pension funds in Alvotech remained largely unchanged last year when the company’s share price fell by more than sixty percent.
Louis Theroux tackles the Manosphere in his latest documentary, a collection of influencers, websites, and discussion groups that promote radical masculinity and misogynistic views. In it, Theroux speaks with men who have profited from this, but at one point in the film two young Icelandic boys appear, asking to take a photo with one of the influencers.
A U.S. official resigned today in opposition to attacks by the U.S. and Israeli militaries on Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” the official said in his resignation letter to U.S. President Donald Trump. His name is Joseph Kent, and until today he was the head of the government agency for counterterrorism, the National Counterterrorism Center.
Representatives of the company Nvidia yesterday introduced a new development in graphics for video games. It is called DLSS 5 and is intended to improve lighting in video games and make their graphics more realistic. However, it is already considered quite controversial.
Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, says that absolutely everything simply has to go right tonight, not only for the players but also for the referees and the supporters, for the team to knock Real Madrid out of the UEFA Champions League.
<p>It is under consideration to reintroduce tolls at the Hvalfjarðargöng tunnel and introduce road tolls on Reykjanesbraut and Suðurlandsvegur to finance an infrastructure company that the government plans to establish.</p><p>This is stated in the explanatory memorandum to a bill by the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs that was distributed in Alþingi yesterday.</p><p>The infrastructure com
Reykjavík faces growing housing demand in the coming years, and many approaches are being taken to meet that demand. One of them is to develop a new neighborhood within the city limits. Ártúnshöfði is one of the city's largest development areas, where an industrial district is being transformed into a vibrant urban neighborhood.
Land uplift and magma accumulation continue in a similar manner to recent weeks, and the inflow of magma is slow but steady. According to model calculations, more than 23 million cubic meters of magma have now accumulated beneath Svartsengi since the last eruption in July last year.
<p>The total quota for the season was just over 197 thousand tonnes, of which Iceland’s share was just under 151 thousand tonnes after deducting the nearly 47 thousand tonnes that our neighbors in Greenland and the Faroe Islands are allowed to catch under the relevant agreements.</p><h3>“Overall, this has gone incredibly well”</h3><p>“The capelin season is of course dependent on how the capelin co
Work on the demolition of the old pedestrian bridge over the Elliðaár at Dimma began today. The project is expected to be completed before Easter.
Iceland’s national basketball team has received a major boost ahead of the hugely important final game against Portugal tonight. Ásta Júlía Grímsdóttir has recovered from the injuries that kept her out of the last game.
<p>European leaders and officials appear to be sending clear and unequivocal messages to the authorities in the United States that the conflict in the Middle East - and no less its consequences - is, as things stand now, an American problem.</p><p>Leaders of European countries have pointed out that they were not consulted when the attacks on Iran began, and although energy prices have certainly ri
<p>45 million people could suffer from hunger in the Middle East if the conflict there continues into June, Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, warned today. People will not be able to afford to buy food because of price increases. If the conflict drags on, hunger will become so widespread that nothing like it has been seen before. Already, 319 million
<p><i>Trausti Ólafsson writes:</i></p><p>The first dark-skinned man I saw was dressed in a blue coverall. He had a large push broom in his hands and was sweeping litter from the pavements outside Waterloo railway station in London, from where I took a train to Portsmouth on this, my first trip abroad. What drew my attention most in this black man's bearing was the feather-light suppleness of his b
<p>City Council representatives of the Independence Party have submitted a request for reappointments to councils and committees, and it will be taken up at the City Council meeting today. It is proposed that Kjartan Magnússon and Marta Guðjónsdóttir be removed from councils and committees.</p><p>They left the Independence Party and joined the Centre Party nearly two weeks ago. Sanna Magdalena Mör
<p>The leader of Miðflokkurinn in Múlaþing will not be offered the top spot on the list again. He says he has been pushed out and links it to his religious remarks at municipal council meetings and in public debate.</p><h3>“The Holy Spirit tells me to say it”</h3><p>Þröstur Jónsson has been the leader of Miðflokkurinn in Múlaþing for six years and has drawn attention for unusual rhetoric. He has s
<p>Area 9 in Skutulsfjörður had to be evacuated when an avalanche fell in Seljalandshlíð this morning. There are commercial premises in the area that had to be evacuated over the weekend, but that evacuation had been lifted when it had to be evacuated again.</p><p>The uncertainty level due to avalanche danger is still in effect in North Iceland and in the northern Westfjords. The road through Súða
<p>Pekka Salminen, head coach of the Iceland women's national basketball team, has made two changes to his squad since the loss against Serbia over the weekend. Iceland hosts Portugal at Ólafssalur in Ásvellir in the EuroBasket qualifiers tonight.</p><p>Ásta Júlía Grímsdóttir and Eva Wium Elíasdóttir, with the former unable to take part in the game in Serbia on Wednesday due to injury. Out of the
<p>Debate on the Minister for Foreign Affairs’ parliamentary resolution on the continuation of accession negotiations with the European Union ended late last night, around eleven o’clock. The chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee aims for the matter to proceed to a second reading after the municipal elections in May.</p><p>The debate lasted for just over 21 hours. By comparison, the earlier debat
<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has asked several countries, including France, China, Japan and the United Kingdom, to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to ensure that cargo ships can pass through unharmed in the face of possible attacks by Iranians. These requests have received little support.</p><p>Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, said in an interview with <a href="http
<p>The Akureyri Town Council approved at its meeting on 12 March to enter into negotiations with the antiquarian bookshop Svartar bækur on the lease of Laxdalshús.</p><p>Laxdalshús is the oldest house in the Municipality of Akureyri and is located at Hafnarstræti 11. The house was built in 1795 and was originally constructed as a residence, but has served all kinds of roles since its construction,
<p>One floor of Kristnesspítali in Eyjafjarðarsveit has been closed due to mold detected in the building. Investigations are still under way, and it is therefore uncertain whether a larger part of the hospital will need to be closed or services reduced.</p><p>Sampling and analysis have revealed that the greatest problem due to mold is found on the ground floors of the building. This is stated <a h
The general partnership of cardiologist Torfi Fjalar Jónasson and Alma Möller, then Director of Health and now Minister of Health, was paid just under 6 million krónur in contractor payments for echocardiograms at Akureyri Hospital in 2023. These contractor payments are in addition to payments that the general partnership received for so-called process work in the same year and others. This is sta
<p>The investigation into the fatal accident on Miklabraut in Reykjavík in February is ongoing, and there are indications that it may be traced to speeding. The results of a vehicle technical examination, along with other investigative materials, are still pending.</p><p>“It may be expected to take a few months. A vehicle technical examination takes time; it has not been completed. We are simply w
The Tax Administration is responsible for the assessment of taxes, customs duties, and other charges, as well as monitoring the correctness of tax filings. The institution also operates a special unit that conducts investigations into tax evasion and other violations of tax law.
About events related to the 80th anniversary of the republic.
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Katrín Jakobsdóttir took office as Prime Minister on 30 November 2017.
Measures aimed at strengthening the country's infrastructure in the wake of the severe storm in December 2019, along with numerous other measures concerning infrastructure development
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Þór and Fylkir meet in the semifinals today Football, handball, basketball and ice hockey In the "old, good" days in Skemman The handball feast in Höllin – MYN
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