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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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

The tsarouchi, the flat, hard-soled shoe with the famous large pompon at its end, is an iconic part of the Greek traditional costume, especially for the Greek soldiers known as evzones. The shoe also plays a large part in the...

King Otto, the Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from May 27, 1832 until he was deposed on October 23, 1862, was a polarizing figure who tried to bring Greece out of the chaos of revolution into...

Greek artist Caroline Rovithi is motivated by the motto "All You Need is Greece," when creating her bright, bold, and empowering artwork.

Syntagma Square has literally been the very heart of Athens ever since the city became the capital of the modern Greek state.