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April 07 | Ethiopian Restaurant Opens in Iceland’s Capital Region

The Ethiopian restaurant Minilik opened in Kópavogur, a neighboring town of Reykjavík, last month. It’s a branch of a restaurant with the same name which attracted a number of diners to Flúðir, south Iceland, when it opened there last summer.  more

April 07 | Granny’s Final Prank

Recently, we heard the news of a mix up in an American funeral home in which there was a mix up of bodies when the family came to pay last respects. A similar event occurred in Iceland a few years ago. The American family dealt with the event in American style, they sued the home. The Icelandic family dealt with the event in Icelandic style, they smiled.  more

April 07 | Significant Increase in Tourists to Iceland

As many as 33,600 foreign travelers departed from Iceland via Keflavík International Airport last month, almost 7,000 more travelers than in March 2011, which is an increase of 26.2 percent between years.  more

April 07 | Former Icelandic PM’s Court Testimonies Made Public

The High Court of Iceland, Landsdómur, opened its website, landsdomur.is, this week where users can listen to the testimonies of Geir H. Haarde, former Prime Minister of Iceland, who is on trial for misconduct in office, and witnesses in his case.  more

April 06 | Six Candidates Eye Iceland’s Presidential Office

Six persons have announced their candidacy for President of Iceland now that there are less than three months until the election on June 30, including current President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.  more

April 06 | Eruption in Askja-Volcano Predicted

Haraldur Sigurdsson, Icelandic volcano expert, has been blogging about the Askja area, but scientists have noticed that Lake Askja has not frozen this winter.  more

April 06 | Today is Good Friday

Good Friday, or Föstudagurinn langi (“Long Friday”) in Icelandic, is a bank holiday in Iceland and part of Easter celebrations. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and is a day of mourning.  more

April 06 | Transgender Man Assaulted in Icelandic Nightclub

A man who was born with a female body was attacked by three men at a nightclub in Reykjavík last weekend. The victim’s friend, who is also transgender, said prejudice is rife in Icelandic society and that people in their position are frightened.  more

April 05 | Free West Fjords Music Festival Coming Up

The free annual music festival Aldrei fór ég suður (“I never went south”) is coming up on April 6-7; it will be held in Ísafjörður in the West Fjords for the ninth time this Easter.