“This has, of course, been and remains a very difficult dispute. That is simply the reality,” said Ástráður Haraldsson, Iceland’s State Mediator, regarding the labor dispute between Icelandair and the Icelandic Pilots’ Association (FÍA).

“I was diagnosed with smoldering myeloma two years ago, and that prompted me to get involved in advocacy and research related to the disease. This project in Iceland is a result of that,” says Eric Blackburn, an American veteran who served in the Gulf War during 1990 and 1991 following Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.

Icelandair carried 464,000 passengers in May, a 4% increase compared with the same month last year. Of those passengers, 30% were traveling to Iceland, 19% from Iceland, 45% were connecting passengers, and 5% traveled on domestic routes.

Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir believes that Iceland’s membership in the European Union would have no impact on the 1951 bilateral defense agreement between Iceland and the United States.

The Icelandic Coast Guard, in close coordination with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ Defence Office and NATO military commands, is closely monitoring the movements of a Russian military vessel currently sailing outside Iceland’s 12-nautical-mile territorial waters but within the country’s exclusive economic zone, specifically in the waters between Iceland and Greenland.

The State Mediator has summoned representatives of both parties in the labor dispute between Icelandair pilots and the airline to a meeting at the mediator’s offices at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, Monday. This was confirmed by State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson in an interview with mbl.is.

A new study by an international team of geoscientists suggests that volcanic activity on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is being driven primarily by the long-term accumulation of stress along the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, rather than by earthquake swarms marking the path of magma forcing its way through the Earth’s crust.

Bubbi Morthens filled Reykjavík’s Laugardalshöll arena twice over the weekend, while many more watched via livestream. Yet it nearly came to pass that his 70th birthday concerts would not happen at all.

Icelandair pilots are currently reviewing the proposals presented by the airline at a mediation meeting held the night before last. State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson says he does not expect any significant developments in the dispute before next week.

A full schedule of events will take place in Reykjavík’s harbor area on Fishermen’s Day tomorrow, Sunday. A ceremony honoring seafarers will be held at Harpa Concert Hall, and the TM Family Run will begin at 10 a.m.

Eyjólfur Ármannsson, Iceland’s Minister of Infrastructure, and Jón Gunnar Jónsson, Director General of the Icelandic Transport Authority, underwent a traditional “seafarer’s baptism” earlier today ahead of Seamen’s Day, which will be celebrated on Sunday.

Earlier this week, a deed of gift transferring part of the Miðfell estate in Þingvallasveit to the Icelandic state was formally signed.

Member of Parliament Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson criticized security screening procedures at Keflavík International Airport during a speech in Parliament.

The managing director of a tourism company in Patreksfjörður says the government’s decision to remove the ferry Baldur from service in the Westfjords demonstrates a lack of concern for the region and its residents. She warns that the consequences could be significant.

Preparations have begun at the Icelandic Prison and Probation Administration and the National Commissioner of Police’s Repatriation and Escort Division for the removal of foreign offenders from Iceland. Under amendments to the Execution of Sentences Act approved by Parliament on Monday, foreign inmates may now be granted parole after serving one-third of their sentence.

A negotiation meeting in the labor dispute between Icelandair and its pilots has been scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m. State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson confirmed this in an interview with Morgunblaðið.

Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir announced to Parliament moments ago that she has decided to step down as a Member of Parliament.

The Prime Minister has declined to comment on the ongoing labor dispute between Icelandair and its pilots while the matter remains unresolved.

Sindri Freyr Jensson has been reported missing in Pattaya, Thailand.

There were no changes to the status of Iceland’s Michelin-starred restaurants when the 2026 Michelin Guide for the Nordic countries was unveiled at a ceremony in Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen yesterday.

The 2026 Atlantic salmon fishing season has officially begun.

A strong earthquake struck southwest Iceland at 1:45 p.m. today.

Around 400 earthquakes have been recorded in the seismic swarm that began early yesterday morning, approximately 3 kilometers west of Húsmúli in the Hellisheiði area.

An Icelandair flight to Zurich was canceled this morning. According to the Isavia website, the aircraft had been scheduled to depart at 7:20 a.m.

The man who died at Hólmsheiði Prison yesterday was Sigurður Fannar Þórsson.

“We are preparing a beautiful festival where the public will have the opportunity to enjoy performances by outstanding artists,” says Rubin Pollock, a member of Kaleo. The band will headline Bergmál, a major concert event taking place at Þingvellir National Park on June 20. The countdown has now begun.

A man being held at Hólmsheiði Prison died overnight.

Iceland and Japan established official diplomatic relations on December 8, 1956. This year marks the 70th anniversary of that relationship. To mark the occasion, a reporter met with Keizo Takewaka, Japan’s ambassador to Iceland.

Inga Sæland, Minister of Education and Children and leader of the People’s Party, has gone on temporary medical leave.

A total of 35 people were injured or killed in accidents involving heavy motorcycles in Iceland last year, below the average of 38 casualties per year over the past decade. This is stated in a release from the Safety and Education Division of the Icelandic Transport Authority.

Members of Parliament recently voted on a proposed referendum regarding the resumption of Iceland’s European Union accession talks. The proposal was approved with 34 votes in favor and 8 against, while 14 MPs abstained.

A seal is currently lying on the shoreline at Þórshöfn in the municipality of Langanesbyggð.

Despite ongoing discussion about flight cancellations linked to alleged unofficial pilot actions, the vast majority of Icelandair’s scheduled flights are still operating and getting passengers to their destinations.

Representatives of the Independence Party, the Liberal Reform Party, and the Progressive Party are expected to sign a coalition agreement to form a new governing majority in Reykjavík today, according to sources cited by mbl.is.

Nearly 42,000 people in Iceland signed a petition opposing the new kilometer tax, which was formally handed over to Finance Minister Daði Már Kristófersson at his ministry today.