mbl.is,   09 August 2026 9:14 PM
More than one in custody in homicide case

More than one person is in police custody following the death of a man on a residential street in Kársnes today. Police believe the death was the result of a criminal act. Police operations in the Gnoðarvogur area earlier this evening are connected to the investigation. more

Iceland Review,   09 August 2026 5:38 PM
Iceland Review Playlist | Alison MacNeil’s Reykjavík Pride Picks

It’s the final day of Reykjavík Pride events, but certainly not the final day for celebrating pride as a cultural and social phenomenon. Pride is more than a parade or a week of festivities: it is a reminder of the struggles that have shaped LGBTQ+ rights, the communities that continue to make space for one [...]… more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       09 August 2026 3:46 PM
Pride celebrations with English subtitles on RÚV tonight

In recent years, it's become common to produce special programming marking Reykjavík Pride.

This year, however, sees a new approach - and if you wish, you can watch tonight with English subtitles.

Siggi Gunnars is the host of the show.

We’re going to put on a studio entertainment programme, an evening in the television studio with music and some great guests on the sofa... […] more

mbl.is,   09 August 2026 3:00 PM
They fell in love with the poetry

Married couple Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir and Garðar Borgþórsson formed the musical duo ÞAU a few years ago and have spent the past several summers touring Iceland with their concerts. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2026 3:24 PM
RÚV English Radio - LEARNING ICELANDIC WITH RÚV ENGLISH RADIO - AUÐSKILIÐ - GUNNAR ÞÓRÐARSON, in simple Icelandic

Each week, as part of our regular programming, RÚV English Radio hopes to assist with the learning of Icelandic.

In weekly shows, called Auðskilið - which means "easily understood" - you can follow along with a recent news story, written and read in a simple form of Icelandic.

Today, the passing of musician Gunnar Þórðarson. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2026 3:18 PM
Kos: 'Creative solutions' on fisheries can be found during EU accession talks

Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement, says Iceland is in a unique position in accession negotiations because the country is part of both the European Economic Area and the Schengen Area.

"Some of Iceland's particular characteristics, especially fisheries and agriculture, are so unique that they need to be given special consideration," Kos says in an interview with Politico.

She is convinced that […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2026 8:02 AM
Belgian Air Force carries out air policing for second time

Four F-16 fighter jets from the Belgian Air Force and 110 personnel are due to arrive in Iceland as Atlantshafsbandalagið (NATO) begins an air policing deployment. This is the second time Belgium has taken part in the mission.

The air force contingent will participate in the operation alongside personnel at Atlantshafsbandalagið command centres in Uedem, Germany, and at the security area at Keflavík Airport, according to the website of […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       07 August 2026 7:36 AM
Books fly off shelves thanks to BookTok

The community of book lovers discussing books on social media is known as BookTok. There are examples of discussions there causing books published decades ago to suddenly fly off the shelves in Icelandic bookshops.

Margrét Tryggvadóttir, chair of Rithöfundasamband Íslands (Writers' Union of Iceland), welcomes the discussion about books and the interest generated on social media. Einar Björn Magnússon, a bookseller at Skálda, says a […] more