DUBAI / Reuters Saudi Aramco said on Wednesday it had signed a joint venture agreement with three firms to build a shipyard on the kingdom’s east coast, part of the government’s drive to diversify the economy beyond oil. A shareholder agreement was signed with National Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), a state-controlled firm which ships oil for Aramco, as …

Bloomberg It will be a public trial by fire for new Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Darren Woods. Presiding over his first annual meeting since predecessor Rex Tillerson left to become US secretary of state, Woods will be tested on Wednesday on everything from climate change to his own paycheck. Analysts and investors will be watching to see if he proves …

Bloomberg A suicide truck bomb in Kabul killed as many as 80 people and wounded 350 on Wednesday morning near a diplomatic enclave in the worst attack on the Afghan capital in 10 months. The explosion happened near the German embassy about 8:25 a.m. in the Wazir Akbar Khan area, a busy neighborhood that’s home to the presidential palace and …