Mohamad Thor Jóhannesson, formerly known as Mohamad Kourani, has completed his sentence and was deported on Tuesday. He was taken to his home country, Syria.

Mohamad is banned from returning to the Schengen Area for the next 30 years. He was released from custody after serving a third of his sentence. This is in accordance with temporary legislation providing that foreign offenders who have committed crimes in Iceland can be released […] more

Nefnd um eftirlit með störfum lögreglu [the Police Oversight Committee] has completed its examination of an incident in which a police officer ordered a man to delete a recording of police arresting a man in Reykjanesbær in May.

The man suffered severe burns. He poured a flammable liquid over himself. Police officers used a Taser on him. Police believe the man set himself alight after officers used the Taser on him. He was flown by air […] more

The public appears to be much more alert to mink than before after hundreds of animals escaped from Dalsbú mink farm in Mosfellsdalur at the end of July. The case is under police investigation. It is believed that someone broke into the farm and released the animals.

There was a major response in Mosfellsdalur and traps were set up in the area. People were encouraged to report any mink they encountered to their municipality.

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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, concern over supplements with lots of caffeine. more