A significant stalking case is moving to its main hearing, with nearly forty witnesses called to testify over a four-day period starting Monday.

Heimildin: Forty Witnesses in Stalking Trial

Nearly forty witnesses have been summoned for the main hearing of a stalking case, which will take place over four days starting Monday.

Suspicions of honor-based violence have emerged in Iceland, prompting the provision of specialized training for professionals in relevant fields to address this issue.

DV: Suspected Honor Violence Raises Concerns in Iceland, Professionals Receive…

There are suspicions of honor-based violence emerging in Iceland, leading to specialized training for professionals in the field.

Waste management company SORPA has laid off ten employees and will not renew fixed-term contracts for seven others, reducing its staff by seven percent. This follows extensive layoffs by Reykjavík City and is linked to rising unemployment.

Heimildin: Seventeen Lose Jobs at SORPA

SORPA has terminated ten employees and decided not to renew fixed-term contracts for seven others, resulting in a seven percent reduction in staff, following extensive layoffs by Reykjavík City amidst rising unemployment.

Reykjavík Mayor Hildur Björnsdóttir stated that a proposal concerning efficiency improvements at the City Library was poorly worded and denied any plans to close libraries, responding to earlier protests.

Heimildin: Hildur Says Library Proposal Was Poorly Worded

Reykjavík Mayor Hildur Björnsdóttir denies that the majority had to backtrack on plans for efficiency improvements at the City Library due to protests, stating that closing libraries is not planned.

Arion Bank's profit increased by half a billion ISK in the third quarter year-on-year, reaching 8.7 billion ISK, with total profits this year reaching 24 billion ISK. The CEO has criticized a proposed bank tax hike, which could cost the bank 1.7 billion ISK.

Heimildin: Arion Bank Profits 24 Billion This Year, Criticizes Bank Tax Hike

Arion Bank's profit increased by half a billion ISK in the third quarter year-on-year, reaching 8.7 billion ISK with a return on equity of 16.3%; the CEO criticizes the proposed bank tax hike, which could cost the bank 1.7 billion ISK this year.

Following leadership changes at Skaga, Guðný Helga Herbertzdóttir has become the sixth woman to lead a company on the Iceland Stock Exchange. Women now represent just over one-fifth of CEOs on the exchange, though none lead banks, real estate, or fishing companies.

Heimildin: Women Now Lead Six Out of 27 Companies on the Stock Exchange

Guðný Helga Herbertzdóttir is the sixth woman to lead a company on the Iceland Stock Exchange following leadership changes at Skaga; women in top executive positions have increased but still represent just over one-fifth of CEOs, with no women leading banks, real estate firms, or fishing companies.

A Halloween celebration in Kópavogur reportedly escalated and became unruly.

DV: Halloween Party Spirals Out of Control in Kópavogur

A Halloween celebration in Kópavogur escalated and got out of hand.