Sources: BBC
Geologists predict an imminent eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland due to land uplift and earthquake swarms in the Reykjanes Peninsula. The volcano last erupted in 2022. 2023-07-6
The British supermarket chain Iceland launches an appeal to the EUIPO against the country of Iceland in a 20-year-long legal process over the use and trademark of the name "Iceland". 2022-09-14
Iceland announces it will end the practice of whaling by 2024, citing the decreasing price of whale meat. 2022-02-4
Iceland will close schools, swimming pools, gyms, and bars at midnight and lower the limit on gatherings from 50 people to 10 people. These measures will be enforced for the next three weeks following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-03-24
Iceland orders all bars, gyms and entertainment venues to close, and cuts the number of people allowed to gather in public from 200 to 20 amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. 2020-10-5
A missing tourist in Iceland has been searching for herself, involved in her own rescue operation for hours. 2012-08-27
Former chief executive of collapsed Kaupthing Bank, Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson, is arrested on suspicion of embezzlement, Iceland's first high-profile arrest since the 2008 financial collapse. 2010-05-6
The Irish Aviation Authority closes Donegal Airport, cancels at least two flights and announces the closure of all airspace in Ireland on Monday due to Icelandic volcanic ash, while British Airports, including some in Scotland, may also be affected due to continued eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull volcano. 2010-05-3
Iceland holds a referendum about compensating the United Kingdom and the Netherlands after the collapse of the Icesave bank, with a 95% "no" vote recorded. 2010-03-6