The Saudi Embassy in Cairo and its consulates in Alexandria and Suez issued more than 160,000 Umrah visas during last March. In a statement issued yesterday, the Embassy said that officials at the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and those in charge of Umrah performers affairs have expressed their appreciation of Saudi Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the Arab League, Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, for opening the door to Umrah visa applications following their suspension due to the recent events in Egypt.