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
Georgia, Iceland, Luxembourg, Serbia, and Chile report their first confirmed cases of monkeypox. 2022-06-17
Iceland becomes the first country in Europe to lift all remaining COVID-19-related restrictions due to a vaccination campaign that saw 88% of the population receive at least one vaccine dose. 2021-06-26
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
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
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
2013 meat adulteration scandal: Gæðakokkar 30% meat pie on Iceland is found to not contain any meat at all. 2013-02-27
Germany shuts down part of its airspace as volcanic ash from the eruption of Iceland's Grímsvötn reaches northern Europe. 2011-05-25
Dublin Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Britain's two busiest airports all close due to the latest round of Icelandic volcanic disruption. 2010-05-17
The President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announces a referendum during a live televised speech. 2010-01-5