Criticism on Iceland's Whaling 18. október 2006 15:26 Áhöfnin á Dröfn gerir klát fyrir Hvalveiðar. FRÉTTABLAÐIÐ/VILHELM The world press has come down hard on Iceland reccomencing commercial whaling as of today. Press both in America and Europe have published articles on the issue with quotes from wildlife and nature associations around the world. Representatives of the Icelandic Foreign Ministry met with all the Ambassadors in Iceland yesterday to present Iceland's view on the mater. Both the British and US Ambassadors announced their respective countries strong disapproval of whaling. The only positive responses were from the Greenlandic government and from the Arctic Union. The BBC website had a poll on the matter. Icelandic whaling vessel Hvalur 9 left on a hunting trip this morning and is still at sea. News News in English Mest lesið Trump sendir þjóðvarðlið til Los Angeles Erlent 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Hótar Musk alvarlegum afleiðingum styðji hann Demókrata Erlent Hætta með ökuskírteini í símaveski vegna Evrópureglna Innlent Danskur raunveruleikaþáttarkeppandi þurfti að skilja íslensku Erlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Danskar herþotur verða staðsettar á Grænlandi Erlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent
The world press has come down hard on Iceland reccomencing commercial whaling as of today. Press both in America and Europe have published articles on the issue with quotes from wildlife and nature associations around the world. Representatives of the Icelandic Foreign Ministry met with all the Ambassadors in Iceland yesterday to present Iceland's view on the mater. Both the British and US Ambassadors announced their respective countries strong disapproval of whaling. The only positive responses were from the Greenlandic government and from the Arctic Union. The BBC website had a poll on the matter. Icelandic whaling vessel Hvalur 9 left on a hunting trip this morning and is still at sea.
News News in English Mest lesið Trump sendir þjóðvarðlið til Los Angeles Erlent 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Hótar Musk alvarlegum afleiðingum styðji hann Demókrata Erlent Hætta með ökuskírteini í símaveski vegna Evrópureglna Innlent Danskur raunveruleikaþáttarkeppandi þurfti að skilja íslensku Erlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Danskar herþotur verða staðsettar á Grænlandi Erlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent