Sources: BBC
Citizens of Iceland vote in a snap election to elect the 63 members of the Althing national parliament. 2024-11-30
The Danish Health Authority temporarily suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for two weeks as a "precaution" following reports that some vaccinated people had experienced blood clots, causing one person to die after receiving the vaccine. It has not been determined whether there is a link between the vaccine and the clots. Norway and Iceland have also suspended their use of the vaccine. 2021-03-11
Citizens of Iceland cast their vote in the latest presidential elections. Incumbent president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is expected to be the clear winner of the election. 2020-06-27
Icelandic fishing company Samherji announces it will cease operations in Namibia. The company was embroiled in a bribery scandal there that resulted in the resignation of Namibian Fisheries Minister Bernhardt Esau and Justice Minister Sacky Shanghala, as well as the arrest of two employees of South African banking corporation Investec. 2020-01-17
A new Icelandic law goes into effect which requires government agencies and companies with more than 24 full-time employees to prove they are paying men and women equally, as required by existing legislation. 2018-01-3
The United States Air Force sends 12 F-15C Eagles and 350 personnel to Iceland and the Netherlands to deter further Russian aggression in Europe. 2016-04-2
Iceland's most active volcano, Grímsvötn, erupts, triggering 50 small earthquakes. 2011-05-21
Same-sex marriage is legalized in Iceland making it the 9th country to do so2010-06-29
Airports in Morocco, Spain and Portugal reopen after days of Icelandic volcanic disruption. 2010-05-12