Icelandic game designer Steingerður Lóa Gunnarsdóttir has canceled her planned trip to the United States following new visa regulations that bar trans individuals from entry.

Seismic activity has intensified at the magma tunnel beneath the Sundhnúkagígar crater row, with a series of small earthquakes recorded overnight and into the early morning.

More than a hundred volunteers gathered at Nesvöllur Golf Course in Seltjarnarnes on Saturday to help clear debris left by the previous weekend’s sea floods. The flooding had washed large amounts of rocks onto five of the course’s fairways, leaving significant damage.

Around 800 Icelandic airline passengers are unable to depart from Germany today as strikes by government employees disrupt operations at several major airports. The walkouts have forced the cancellation of flights to and from Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich, affecting Icelanders with scheduled travel plans.

The University of Iceland is facing a critical shortage of lecture halls and practical teaching facilities, which has negatively impacted the Faculty of Medicine, according to a new article published in Læknablaðið.

If an eruption occurs on the Reykjanes Peninsula, it is most likely to happen around March 20, according to volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson. However, he emphasizes that predicting an eruption remains uncertain, and it is still possible that magma is accumulating west of Kleifarvatn Lake.

A significant aurora activity is forecast tonight, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office website. An announcement from the Astronomy website on Facebook says that there is a prospect of “fine auroras tonight”.

The international rating agency S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed Iceland’s A+ credit rating, citing a stable outlook, according to the Icelandic government's website.

There has been significant seismic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula this morning, but many small earthquakes have been recorded in the Krýsuvík area, and seismic activity has been increasing at the magma tunnel in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row.

A unique success has been achieved in the drilling for hot water at Laugarvatn which has been ongoing recently.

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.