Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur (the Reykjavík District Court) found two men guilty of rape and unlawful coercion, as they had exploited the woman's state of intoxication to harm her. Both received sentences of two and a half years’ imprisonment.

In February last year, the taxi driver, Mohamed Ali Chagra, picked the woman up from a restaurant and drove her to the home of Amir Ben Abdallah in Kópavogur.

There, […] more

Iceland is hosting the annual NATO submarine surveillance exercise Dynamic Mongoose, which this time is taking place south of the country and in the waters between Iceland and Norway.

Four warships and two submarines, along with a coast guard vessel and a helicopter unit from Landhelgisgæslan (the Icelandic Coast Guard), are taking part in the exercise.

The exercise focuses on responses to threats in the […] more

An announcement will be made this week regarding the new arrangement of grants for businesses in Grindavík.

Some business owners in the town have already met with the Grindavíkurnefndin (the Grindavík Committee) before the weekend, and others have scheduled meetings with it today.

Skarphéðinn Berg Steinarsson, committee member, said before the weekend that he sensed great interest among business owners in […] more

Hvalaskoðunarsamtök Íslands and Samtök ferðaþjónustunnar (the Icelandic Travel Industry Association) have submitted a proposal to the Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries that the entire Ísafjarðardjúp be designated as a whale sanctuary.

The reason is the proposed minke whale hunts in and near the fjord, which the associations consider incompatible with whale watching.

This was reported on the […] more