Greece

  The Greek Army General Staff (GEETHA) announced on Friday morning that a soldier who was serving in the prestigious Greek Presidential Guard Unit had died on Thursday night. The incident happened while the soldier was in the Guard's barracks in central...

The long and remarkable history of the Greek Presidential Guard (or Proedrikí Frourá in Greek) started on a day much like this, 150 years ago. This distinguished, battalion-sized military unit, dubbed Agema at the time, was established by a royal...

A man of the Greek Presidential Guard wearing Pontian traditional attire fainted during the ceremony to commemorate the Pontian Genocide (May 19) on Friday. The incident occurred at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier, in front of the Greek Parliament...

The long and honorable history of the Greek Presidential Guard (also known as Evzones) goes back to more than 150 years ago to December 12, 1868, the day it was established in the modern Greek state. This distinguished, battalion-sized military...

Members of the Greek Presidential Guard performed their solemn duty by standing guard, stock-still, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Tuesday as Athens was covered in snow. The Evzones, who have been serving their country as a special presidential guard unit since December...

An unknown man wearing a hood hurled a molotov cocktail at the presidential guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier monument early Wednesday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. when a hooded black-clad man approached the sentry boxes...

Cypriots go to the polls for the presidential runoff on Sunday to chose between between incumbent President Nicos Anastasiades and communist-backed independent Stavros Malas. Anastasiades garnered 35.5 percent on the first round with Melas trailing behind with 30.2 percent. Together the...

Nothing stands in the way of the Evzones doing their diligent duty as these members of the Greek Presidential Guard have been serving their country since December 12, 1868. Even when it is cold, rainy and snowing these guards...

Cypriot Presidential Commissioner for Humanitarian Issues Photis Photiou has expressed his optimism on Friday that ongoing work will soon unveil a Greek military plane that was shot down by friendly fire during the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Speaking to the Cyprus...

With less than 24 hours remaining until the the first Presidential ballot, here is what the Greek Constitution entails for the election of the President of the Hellenic Republic. According to Article 31, to be eligible for election to the...

Several international mass media commented negatively on the results of the first ballot in the Greek presidential election. Some even used harsh words to express worry over the political uncertainty in Greece. A Guardian report says that "uncertainty fuels concerns...

Greece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its War of Independence with a military parade in the center of Athens.

Evzones raised the Greek flag on the Acropolis marking the start of celebrations for the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.

The President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, honored Greek American Andreas Holevas, who volunteered to serve as an Evzone, at a ceremony in Athens on Tuesday. The 28-year-old wrote a unique chapter in the long history of Greek-Americans by obtaining a Greek...

A 28-year-old Greek American obtained a Greek passport just to serve the country of his ancestors as an Evzone, a member of the famous Presidential Guard. Andreas Holevas, born and raised in Pennsylvania, said that he wanted to become an...