Arctic Region NewsNews on Arctic Region continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Mitsubishi works with Iceland power plant- June 12, 2008 Japan-based Mitsubishi Heavy won an order in Iceland. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.http://www.topix.net/world/arctic-region/2008/06/mitsubishi-works-with-iceland-power-plant... The Long Haul- June 11, 2008 The two most common queries are variations on 1) I'm going to Iceland on holiday.http://www.topix.net/world/arctic-region/2008/06/the-long-haul?fromrss=1 In Brief: Baugur Chairman's Conviction Upheld- June 9, 2008 BAUGUR CHAIRMAN'S CONVICTION UPHELD: Iceland's Supreme Court in Reykjavik upheld a conviction against Jon Asgeir Johannesson, executive chairman of the Icelandic investment company Baugur Group Thursday, for ...http://www.topix.net/world/arctic-region/2008/06/in-brief-baugur-chairmans-conviction-uphe... The land of very, very cheap gasoline- June 7, 2008 Like this story Share it with Yahoo! Buzz Drivers in Greenland pay only 78 cents a liter for premium gasoline.http://www.topix.net/world/arctic-region/2008/06/the-land-of-very-very-cheap-gasoline?from... US Presses Israel to Grant Visas for Palestinian Scholars- June 5, 2008 The State Department said Friday it is pressing Israel to allow seven Palestinian students in Gaza to travel to the United States on prestigious Fulbright fellowships.http://www.topix.net/world/arctic-region/2008/06/us-presses-israel-to-grant-visas-for-pale... The pitfalls of easy credit- June 3, 2008 Sheep farmer Bragi Vagsson's ancestors have worked the same land for 500 years, making his farm one of the oldest in Iceland.http://www.topix.net/world/arctic-region/2008/06/the-pitfalls-of-easy-credit?fromrss=1 Where to find Europe's cheapest petrol Greenland- June 3, 2008 Agence France Presse ILULISSAT - At a small petrol station dating from the 1960s in Greenland, SUVs queue to fill up with the cheapest gas in Europe, at just 3.77 kroner a litre or 50 euro cents .http://www.topix.net/world/arctic-region/2008/06/where-to-find-europes-cheapest-petrol-gre... Rice rejects Iceland call to close Guantanamo prison- June 1, 2008 At a news conference DOS transcript in Reykjavik with Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, Iceland s Minister for Foreign Affairs official website, Gisladottir said she had given Rice a copy of the resolution ...http://www.topix.net/world/arctic-region/2008/06/rice-rejects-iceland-call-to-close-guanta... |