News in English

Jón Gnarr will not be running for president

Jón says that he cannot let his family tolerate that.

News in english 14.3.2015 09:55

My Opinion: Jón Gnarr - President Jón

"Being the President of Iceland is a rather comfortable indoors job." writes Jón Gnarr.

News in english 14.3.2015 06:59

Violent storm warning

IMO has issued warnings due to wind (southerly 20-30 m/s) with wind gusts exceeding 50 m/s. Intense rain and snow-melt is expected during the weekend.

News in english 13.3.2015 16:54

The Pirate Party is now measured as the second biggest party in Iceland

Would have 14 members of the Parliament out of 63. Not possible to form a two-party government without them.

News in english 13.3.2015 14:44

Iceland no longer an EU candidate country

The government has informed the EU that should takes measures with regard to the fact that Iceland is no longer considered an EU candidate country.

News in english 12.3.2015 21:36

Stuck in a plane for ten hours: Criticizes EasyJet

It took Dóróthe Guðjónsdóttir ten hours to get home from France.

News in english 12.3.2015 16:40

Not allowed to carry the name Alex Emma: "Need to pay until we find a name that suits the state"

Icelandic parents need to pay about 1500 Icelandic Kronas of periodic penalty payments per day to the Treasury.

News in english 11.3.2015 09:37

Planning to make WOW air's fleet of planes five times bigger

"We are adding three planes for this year, increasing them from six to nine planes." says Skúli Mogensen, owner and CEO of WOW air.

News in english 10.3.2015 12:32

Former Kaupthing CEO jailed

Hreidar Mar Sigurdsson, former chief executive of Kaupthing bank, has begun serving his five and a half years prison sentence.

News in english 9.3.2015 11:01

My opinion: Jón Gnarr - Pinocchio

My own existence has long been on my mind. Who am I? Where do I come from, and where will I go? Do I have a soul or a spirit?

Skoðun 6.3.2015 10:36

Want to ban the Icelandic Sushi Samba

Among the evidence was a news article about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes dining together at Sushi Samba at Þingholtsstræti in the year of 2012.

News in english 6.3.2015 16:29

Possibly the most beautiful "alien" caught in the sky over Iceland

This weekend happened to be very Aurora borealis - friendly.

News in english 1.3.2015 23:11

The eruption in Iceland has come to an end

Bardarbunga system and Bardarbunga caldera will still be monitored closely.

News in english 28.2.2015 12:55

My opinion: Jón Gnarr - The Political Culture Has to Change

On the news this week we heard that the computer giant Apple had been interested in meeting with the prime minister or the president to discuss the possibility of opening a data center in Iceland.

News in english 27.2.2015 17:00

Icelandic brothers a hit at Kickstarter: A universally connectible cable

The cable has several adapters and it is possible to connect it to USB, HDMI, lightning or an audio connector.

News in english 26.2.2015 15:53

Fancy facilities: Icelandic banker heads to prison

Olafur Olafsson, one of the majority owners of bankrupt Icelandic bank Kaupthing, has begun serving his 4,5 year prison sentence.

News in english 25.2.2015 16:20

My Opinion: Jón Gnarr - God ©

The reaction to my last article, “God does not exist,” has been tremendous. Plenty of people have commented on it on the social media and elsewhere.

News in english 21.2.2015 05:33

The Mountain challenges Hulk Hogan: "I will snap you like a carrot"

Icelandic strongman and Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson might be facing his greatest challenge to date.

News in english 20.2.2015 12:43

Icelandic UFC fighter Gunnar Nelson reveals a secret

UFC fighter Gunnar Nelson has a talent. Well, maybe not a talent, but a secret. A secret until this past weekend.

News in english 18.2.2015 23:15

Icelandic businessman acquitted

Hannes Smarason, former chairman of now bankrupt company FL Group, has been acquitted of embezzlement charges in Reykjavik's district court.

News in english 17.2.2015 23:24

Take a walk through Europe´s second largest glacier

An Icelandic company is taking a new step in offering a real Ice-experience for visitors of the country of fire, ice and midnight sun.

News in english 17.2.2015 11:28

Meet María who represents Iceland in Eurovision 2015

21 year old country girl María Ólafsdóttir stunned the Icelandic nation with her performance of the song Unbroken in the qualifiers on Saturday and couldn't believe the results.

News in english 15.2.2015 22:30

My opinion: Jón Gnarr - God does not exist

I have been fascinated by the idea of God since I was a kid.

News in english 13.2.2015 15:56

Whales will be counted this summer

The plan is to assess the stock size of whales and if the whales are increasing.

News in english 13.2.2015 15:08

Iceland jails former Kaupthing bank bosses

Four former bosses from the Icelandic bank Kaupting have been sentenced to between four and five and a half years in prison in the Surpreme Court of Iceland.

News in english 12.2.2015 16:06