Since 27 September, almost 10.000 tremors have been recorded near Mount Keilir in south-west Iceland, almost all beneath the threshold of magnitude 3.0

The new Icelandic government that took office on Saturday has made it part of its programme to organise a referendum on EU membership by 2027, giving substance to a debate that is rather heated in the country

Departures from Keflavík Airport reached 162.000 in November, an increase of 14.000 over last year, approaching the record levels of departures in 2018

Artist Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir will represent Iceland at the Venice Biennale in 2026; also a poet and musician, she often mixes her disciplines to create complex works mirroring the complexity of contemporary times

The entire parking lot of the renown thermal pool Blue Lagoon is now under lava, except for a few street lamps at the far end; the lava continues to flow along the defense wall west of the Blue Lagoon and alternative accesses will have to be assessed