Iceland
Iceland rejects EU membership plan in referendum, after almost all votes were counted
Some 47.5% of voters supported the government's proposal while 52.5% said no, according to local broadcaster RUV's estimates. Final results are expected later on Sunday.
Iceland votes on whether to start EU membership talks, results too close to call
Total darkness, then sunset as full eclipse wows spectators across Europe
How three Holocaust era Jewish refugees built Iceland’s classical music scene from scratch
Israelis flew to Iceland, 30 contracted COVID
One of the Israelis in Iceland may have contracted COVID on the flight and spread it to the rest.
AirBnB host kicks out renter because of association with Israel
There has been a dramatic uptick of Jews being physically attacked around the world in the wake of operation Guardian of the Walls.
Archaeologists discover remains of Viking rituals in Iceland
A boat-shaped structure was discovered, as well as dozens of beads, some of them having their origin directly traced to Iraq.
Volcano has erupted in Iceland near Reykjavik - In pictures
"I can see the glowing red sky from my window," said Rannveig Gudmundsdottir, resident in the town of Grindavik, only 8 km (5 miles) from the eruption.
Volcano erupts in Iceland near Reykjavik
A helicopter with scientific personnel had been scrambled to assess the extent of the eruption.
Iceland recognizes Judaism as an official state religion
The country has only one rabbi, Avi Feldman, who initiated the Chabad Lubavitch of Iceland in 2018. Feldman and the community have worked hard to gain Iceland's formal approval.
Israeli researchers say spirulina algae could reduce COVID mortality rate
The algae has been shown to reduce inflammation.
Oh, the places you'll go: Destinations granted to vaccinated travelers
This is only the beginning, and hopefully, more countries will open up their borders as more people around the world get vaccinated.
Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying
Elon Musk, chief of Tesla Inc and a billionaire entrepreneur, said in January he would give a $100 million prize for the best “technology for capturing carbon”.
Book calling Holocausts a hoax to hit Icelandic book stores for Christmas
Denying the Holocaust is not illegal in Iceland, but the Association of Icelandic Book Publishers has the means to intervene to stop the book’s sales