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Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition in Saudi Arabia postponed after deadly Houthi attacks
October 14, 2026 at 05:30 PM · Updated 2d ago
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6 reports · 3 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 1 hour
AJAl Jazeera English
Saudi tennis ‘slam’ with Alcaraz, Djokovic postponed amid Houthi attacks
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KOKooora
من الكلاسيكو إلى التنس.. تأجيل جديد يضرب بطولة الملوك الستة بالسعودية
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SNSky News Arabia
"موسم الرياض" يعلن تأجيل بطولة تنس عالمية
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BNBBC News
Six Kings Slam featuring Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic postponed after deadly Saudi Arabia attacks
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
صدمة لعشاق التنس.. السعودية تؤجل دورة "الملوك الستة"
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AJAl Jazeera English
Ronaldo’s among three Saudi Arabia games postponed due to Houthi attacks
(opens the publisher’s site)Riyadh Season has postponed the Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition to late December after Houthi attacks killed 13 people in the host city.
- Riyadh Season postponed the Six Kings Slam from 21–24 October to 27–30 December, citing organizational and logistical challenges.
- A Houthi missile strike on Riyadh's airport killed 13 people and wounded more than 300 on Saturday.
- Three Saudi Pro League fixtures were also postponed, including Al-Nassr's match against Al-Ahli, rescheduled for March.
- Saudi Arabia's energy minister vowed a "serious" response after Houthis targeted the kingdom's oil and gas facilities.
- Saudi authorities revised the death toll from the Houthi strike on Riyadh's airport to 14, up from 13.
- Saudi-backed forces launched a counteroffensive in Yemen in response to the Houthi escalation.