In a rapidly changing global landscape, defense must become a priority for the Icelandic government, according to defense expert Arnór Sigurjónsson. He contends that Icelanders must significantly increase their spending on national security.

In recent years, the Icelandic Coast Guard has intensified its efforts to monitor submarine cables off the coast of Iceland, according to Georg Kr. Lárusson, Director of the Coast Guard. In an interview with Morgunblaðið, Lárusson revealed that authorities have detected the movement of unidentified vessels in the waters surrounding the country.

The Reykjavík City Planning Officer has positively responded to Landspítali's request to install a mobile unit at the emergency department in Fossvogur.

Last Friday, the High Court confirmed a detention order issued by the Reykjanes District Court two days earlier, that an Algerian man be detained until March 12.

The jury for the 2024 Journalist Award has announced this year's nominees, recognizing outstanding achievements in Icelandic journalism. Among the distinguished nominees is Hólmfríður María Ragnhildardóttir, a journalist at Morgunblaðið and mbl.is, who has been shortlisted for the prestigious Journalist of the Year Award for her in-depth reporting on the challenges facing the nation's school system.

Sixty efficiency proposals presented at yesterday's government press conference are expected to save the treasury ISK 71 billion between 2026 and 2030.

Members of the Icelandic Teachers' Union have approved the union's collective agreement with the state and municipalities.

The pier in Vogar on Vatnsleysuströnd has been temporarily closed due to damage to the asphalt.

The people of Westfjords are not happy after Icelandair announced that the company intends to stop flying to Ísafjörður.

Icelandair plans to stop flying to Ísafjörður next year. Bogi Nils Bogason, Icelandair's CEO, says that the issue was discussed with some stakeholders earlier today. He assumes that the flight will cease after the summer season in 2026.

The Icelandic Road Administration warns of icy conditions in Hellisheiði and Kambar and dangerous conditions have developed.

Two earthquakes were measured last night in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row area, the larger one measuring 1.6 in magnitude.

Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir is the new chairwoman of the Independence Party, and the results of the chairmanship election at the party's national conference in Laugardalshöll were just announced.

In the Innovation House at Eiðistorg, Kenyan Grace Achieng has a small office where her fashion company Gracelandic is based. Grace welcomes a journalist who admires the rows of dresses, shirts and jumpsuits hanging there, all made of the finest raw silk or linen. The clothes are all designed by Grace, made in Turkey and Romania.

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has issued a brief statement following the heated meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in the White House yesterday, where the latter harshly criticized Zelensky and his Vice President, J.D. Vance. They called Zelensky ungrateful and also accused him of disrespecting the United States during the meeting. Trump then threw him out of the room after the meeting. Gunnarsdóttir says Iceland stands with Ukraine, in the statement published on X.

Þór Sigurgeirsson, mayor of Seltjarnarnes, says major damage was caused when sea water flooded over the dikes this morning and into houses on the southern coast of Seltjarnarnes and elsewhere. He warns that similar conditions can be expected tonight and urges people to take precautions.

A man was arrested in Iceland in connection with extensive Europol operations, on suspicion of purchasing access to and distributing child abuse material created with the help of artificial intelligence.

The 45th Independence Party National Conference begins today. The actual meeting will begin with meetings of the issue committees at 10:00 in both Laugardalshöll, where registration of delegates to the National Conference will take place, and in Valhöll.

The Grindavík municipal offices will fully reopen at Víkurbraut 62 in Grindavík on Monday, March 10.

A hall, a more spacious departure hall, six new departure gates, four of which have gangways all the way to the plane, are among the features of the new, nearly 30 billion krónur east wing of Keflavík Airport.

A lightning strike on a residential building has caused damage amounting to millions. One bolt hit the roof, while another struck the ground nearby, lighting up the sky with a massive flash and shaking the earth beneath.

Sigríður Margrét Oddsdóttir, CEO of the Confederation of Icelandic Employers (SA), is concerned about whether there is enough money for the wage increases that the new collective agreement for teachers includes. She also wonders who will pay for them.

The teachers', state, and local government's wage dispute is over. Agreements have been signed.

For the first time in a long time, the Mt Bláfjöll ski area was open today.

After about 500 trees were removed in Öskjuhlíð over the weekend, which have obstructed flights to and from the east/west runway at Reykjavík Airport, a remote meeting was held yesterday between the City of Reykjavík, the Icelandic Transport Authority, Isavia, and ten municipalities.

"The government's projects regarding natural hazards on the Reykjanes Peninsula are far from complete and are expected to take many more years or decades."

Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir says it was a very emotional moment as candles were laid at a memorial to fallen soldiers on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, this morning. Today there are three year since Russia invaded Ukraine.

“It was an easy decision to put this book together. When the company was approaching its eightieth anniversary, in March 2024, Haukur Alfreðsson from the Loftleiðir Historical Society approached me and suggested that I make a grand photo book about the company’s history, a book that would make sense of this great Loftleiðir Airlines adventure. I thought so and got to work,” says Sigurgeir Orri Sigurgeirsson, recalling what made him decide to document the history of Loftleiðir and publish the book Loftleiðir, which was published last year.

“I think I can say that nothing has changed since this room was opened; I certainly haven’t changed anything since I took over,” says Geirlaug Þorvaldsdóttir, owner of Hotel Holt, about the hotel’s venerable Library.

A group of architects, engineers and artists is demanding immediate action to stop the decline of Icelandic architecture. At the same time, more attention should be paid to the beauty of buildings and other key aspects in the public interest.

Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir will be the new mayor of Reykjavík. This was announced at a press conference by the leaders of the Social Democratic Party, the Pirate Party, the Socialist Party, the People's Party and the Left Green Party at Reykjavík City Hall today.Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir will be the new mayor of Reykjavík. This was announced at a press conference by the leaders of the Social Democratic Party, the Pirate Party, the Socialist Party, the People's Party and the Left Green Party at Reykjavík City Hall today.

Updated modeling calculations show that the amount of magma that has accumulated under Svartsengi is now as large as it was before the eruption that began on November 20 last year.

Negotiation committees and local government leaders are now meeting at the Association of Icelandic Local Authorities in connection with the internal proposal of Ástráður Haraldsson, the state mediator in the teachers’ dispute. Teachers have already approved the proposal, but SÍS asked for a delay and it was granted until noon today.

The Icelandic Association of Local Authorities (SÍS) rejected an internal proposal submitted by the state mediator in the teachers' dispute.

Significant progress has been made in reducing landfilling of waste since 2019, especially when it comes to mixed household waste, according to Statistics Iceland data.