The trial of the man accused of ordering the killing of journalist Tigran Naghdalyan has been plunged into controversy over the defendant's attorney.

Judge Saribek Aramyan dismissed Hovik Arsenyan from the court after it was claimed that the lawyer concealed a criminal conviction and presented a false licence to the court. Under Armenian law, a lawyer with a criminal record can not practice again until the conviction is spent.

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Experts gathered in Armenia this week for an international congress on Armenology.
The five-day gathering titled "Contemporary conditions of Armenology and its development prospects" opened September 15 at the National Academy of Armenia.

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From October 1 pensions in Armenia will increase by 600 to 700 drams ($1.20), lifting the average pension to 7,800-7,900 drams ($13.50).
The increases of between 8 and 9.5 per cent have done little to make the republic's pensioners feel better off, however. They insist that the increase in pensions is conditioned by rises in prices.

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The threat posed by the AIDS virus was highlighted in bright colors at the Yerevan Hay-Art cultural center on September 18.

With posters bearing slogans such as "Let's wipe out AIDS together", "You are not alone", and "Don't harm your health for pleasure", young and professional painters sought to bring awareness of the problem while offering support to sufferers who feel isolated from society.

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The inscription "Welcome to Armenia, an Outdoor Museum" is included in the booklets published by artist Azat Sargsyan. In those booklets one can find his photos where he, dressed in black clothes with the word "welcome" written on them, stands next to different graves in Yerevan cemeteries.

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