Iceland Review,   25 October 2025 1:00 PM
Grindavík Officials Condemn BBC Report on “Ghost Town”

Residents and officials in Grindavík have criticised the BBC after the British broadcaster described the town as “Iceland’s ghost town buried by lava.” As reported by mbl.is, the article refers to Grindavík as “essentially a ghost town” and has been shared widely on the BBC’s Facebook page. Among other mistruths, it claims visitors can now […] more

mbl.is,   25 October 2025 1:00 PM
Grindavík residents outraged over BBC report

The BBC has come under heavy criticism from residents of Grindavík after publishing a story under the headline “Iceland’s ghost town buried by lava.” more

mbl.is,   25 October 2025 10:00 AM
Photos: Large crowd gathers at Arnarhóll

Women and non-binary people were encouraged yesterday to stop all paid and unpaid work for the entire day, just as women did 50 years ago, in 1975. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 4:30 PM
RÚV English Radio - FESTIVAL OF NATIONS WEST ICELAND 2025

The Festival of Nations West Iceland takes place on Sunday, at Íþróttahúsið, Vesturgata in Akranes, and celebrates the region's, and the country's, cultural diversity.

There will be many nations represented with performances, sampling from various countries' national food, handcrafts and much more.

The festival is free and family-friendly.

Darren met Patience and […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 11:19 AM
Today's strike is part of Kvennaár - the Woman's Year - in Iceland

Today's strike is part of Kvennaár - the Woman's Year - in Iceland.

Organisers say that today, women and non-binary people are encouraged to stop both paid and unpaid work for the entire day, just as women did in 1975 in Iceland.

They point out that the backlash against gender equality is real: saying that reports of gender-based violence are increasing, the gender pay […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 10:08 AM
Women's Strike 2025 - live blog

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 7:16 AM
More air traffic strikes called off

Air traffic controllers have called off the planned work stoppage for Friday (today) and Saturday.

This was confirmed by Arnar Hjálmsson, chair of the Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers’ Association.

The air traffic controllers and the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise met from 10 am this morning until around 11 pm yesterday.

An agreement has however still not been reached, and […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       24 October 2025 7:09 AM
Global uncertainty and position of króna explain Icelandair’s loss

Bogi Nils Bogason, CEO of Icelandair, says the airline’s losses this year can be explained by uncertainty in the global economy. Several cost items turned out to be higher than the company’s forecasts had anticipated.

Icelandair’s loss for the year is expected to be between ISK 1.200 and 2.400 million. This comes despite passenger revenue reaching record levels. The company’s profit in the third quarter was around ISK 7.000 million, […] more