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Mount Fagradalsfjall lies about 40km from the capital Reykjavik

Swarm of quakes rumble around Icelandic capital

Some 1,600 tremors have been recorded in the area around Iceland's capital Reykjavik, signalling that a volcanic eruption could be imminent, the country's weather office said.

World • 05 Jul 23

The company is confident it can obtain the fresh investment it requires

Interim examiner appointed to Irish Iceland store chain

The High Court has appointed an interim examiner to the company that operates the Iceland chain of retail stores in Ireland.

Business • 20 Jun 23

Lava can be seen spewing from a fissure in the ground

Iceland volcano erupts near capital Reykjavik

A volcano has erupted in Iceland near the capital Reykjavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said as live images on local media showed lava spewing out of a fissure in the ground.

World • 03 Aug 22

Islandsbanki, formerly Glitnir, was one of three lenders in Iceland that failed within days of each other in 2008

Iceland sells 22.5% stake in Islandsbanki

Iceland's state holding company said today it had sold shares in lender Islandsbanki worth 52.65 billion Icelandic crowns ($408m) in an oversubscribed auction.

Business • 23 Mar 22

The fin whale is the planet's second-largest species after the blue whale

Iceland to end whale hunting from 2024, says minister

Iceland, one of the only countries that still hunts whales commercially together with Norway and Japan, plans to end whaling from 2024 as demand dwindles, the fisheries minister said today.

World • 04 Feb 22

Iceland to sell remaining 65% of Islandsbanki

Iceland plans to sell its remaining 65% stake in Islandsbanki ISB.IC in stages over the next two years, according to the country's state holding company.

Business • 21 Jan 22

The eruption of the Grímsvötn volcano sent thousands of tonnes of volcanic ash into the sky on May 23, 2011 above Iceland

Iceland raises alert level for its most active volcano

Iceland has raised the alert level for a possible eruption of its most active volcano after several small earthquakes were registered earlier today.

World • 06 Dec 21

In total, the airline will fly to 23 European destinations from next year.

PLAY to launch flights from Dublin to Iceland

A new low-cost airline is to start running flights between Dublin and Iceland from the end of April.

Business • 02 Dec 21

A shortage of lorry drivers is a major factor in the problem

UK supermarkets warn of possible Christmas shortages

UK supermarkets could see food shortages at Christmas due to Brexit-related supply chain disruption, the chairman of Tesco has warned.

Business • 25 Aug 21

Islandsbanki, formerly Glitnir, was one of the three lenders in Iceland that failed within days of each other in 2008

Iceland completes largest ever IPO with Islandsbanki

Iceland has completed its largest ever initial public offering as the state has sold off more than a third of its stake in the bank Islandsbanki in an oversubscribed offering that will value the lender at $1.3 billion.

Business • 16 Jun 21

The eruption occurred near Fagradalsfjall, a mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around 30km southwest of the capital.

WATCH: Lava flows down Icelandic volcano

Lava poured down a volcano near Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, on Friday 4 June after thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks.

News Lens • 09 Jun 21

Drone captures moment it crashes into erupting volcano

A videographer has captured the moment his drone crashed into the erupting Fagradalsjfall volcano in Iceland.

News Lens • 01 Jun 21

Experts have previously warned that Iceland's glaciers are at risk of disappearing entirely by 2200

Iceland's glaciers lose 7% of surface in 20 years

Iceland's glaciers have lost around 750sq/km, or 7% of their surface, since the turn of the millennium due to global warming, a study has shown.

World • 01 Jun 21

Icelandic experts, who initially thought the eruption near Mount Fagradalsfjall would be a short-lived affair, now think it could last several weeks or more (File pic)

New lava stream flows from Iceland volcano

Iceland's spectacular, two-week-old volcanic eruption has entered a new phase as television pictures showed a fresh fissure had opened up and begun spitting out lava.

World • 06 Apr 21

The volcano can be reached after a 90-minute hike from the nearest road

Thousands flock to Iceland's erupting volcano

Thousands of curious onlookers have flocked to an erupting volcano in Iceland to marvel at the hypnotic display of glowing red lava, the bravest of them grilling hot dogs and marshmallows over the smoldering embers.

World • 22 Mar 21

Streams of red lava could be seen flowing out of a fissure in the ground

Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik

A volcano that spewed glowing red lava near Iceland's capital Reykjavik after awakening for the first time in 900 years appears to be subsiding, experts have said.

World • 20 Mar 21

Katrín Jakobsdóttir was taking part in the interview with the Washington Post when the interview struck

Icelandic PM keeps cool during earthquake interruption

Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir showed a cool head after an interview she was doing was interrupted by an earthquake.

News Lens • 21 Oct 20

A special sling was used to transfer Little Grey from a tugboat to the care pool

Two Beluga whales move step closer to open water home

Two beluga whales that had not been in the sea for almost ten years have been moved to an open water sanctuary.

World • 10 Aug 20

Sitting president Gudni Johannesson casting his vote this morning

Iceland president set for landslide election win

Voting is under way in the Icelandic presidential election, the second European country to hold polls since coronavirus lockdowns were lifted, with incumbent Gudni Johannesson widely expected to win a second four-year mandate.

World • 27 Jun 20

Iceland has confirmed 1,801 cases of Covid-19 and recorded 10 deaths

Iceland to offer airport virus test to avoid quarantine

Iceland, which has successfully contained the coronavirus and conducted more tests per capita than any other country, has said it plans to offer arriving travellers a Covid-19 test to avoid a 14-day quarantine.

World • 12 May 20

Domino's Pizza set to exit four international markets

Domino's Pizza to exit four international markets

Domino's Pizza Group said today it would quit its loss-making international operations, sending shares higher in early trade.

Business • 17 Oct 19

A monument is unveiled at the site of Okjokull in the west of Iceland

Iceland commemorates glacier lost to climate change

Iceland has honoured the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate.

World • 18 Aug 19

According to IUCN study nearly half of the world's heritage sites could lose their glaciers by 2100

Iceland honours first glacier lost to climate change

Iceland is planning to mark the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change which threatens some 400 others on the subarctic island.

World • 23 Jul 19

In 2018, 145 fin whales and six minke whales were harpooned

Icelandic companies abandon summer whaling season

No whales will be harpooned off the waters around Iceland this year, as the island nation's two whaling companies have decided to abandon the summer whaling season for the first time in 17 years.

World • 27 Jun 19

CarbFix researchers have turned the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant into their own laboratory

Iceland turning carbon emissions into solid rock

In the heart of Iceland's volcano country, 21st Century alchemists are transforming carbon dioxide into rock for eternity, cleaning the air of harmful emissions that cause global warming.

News Lens • 08 May 19