The U.S. Air Force has announced that F-15C/D Eagle fighter jets assigned to the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are deployed to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, in support of NATO Air Police operations. On Sunday, the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs press release said that U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles, assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, departed Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, for Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, […]
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Newly Excavated Viking Dwelling May Be Oldest Found in Iceland by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com Excavations in east Iceland have revealed what may be an ancient Viking hunting camp that predates the traditionally accepted arrival of the region’s first settlers by more than 70 years, reports Jelena Ćirić for Iceland Review. Located in the Stöðvarfjörður fjord on a farm called Stöð, the remnants of Viking Age habitation were […]
Visitors to the tiny North Atlantic island nation, which appears to have passed the COVID-19 ordeal with flying colours, will be allowed if tested upon arrival. Having decided to start welcoming tourists starting 15 June, Iceland has become the first European nation to launch a clear plan for resuming tourism. Since the epidemic is now considered to be under control and defeated, at least for the […]
Iceland expects to start easing restrictions for visitors arriving from overseas no later than June 15, the government said on Tuesday. Under a plan still being developed by the authorities, travelers would be given a choice between a test for Covid-19 upon arrival in Iceland or a two-week quarantine, Reuters reported. “Iceland’s strategy of large-scale testing, tracing and isolating have proven effective so far,” Tourism Minister […]