In its early years, the Cyprus Mail was the main rival to the Cyprus Times, another English-language newspaper founded in Cyprus during the period of British rule. At that time, the Cyprus Mail was seen as more right-wing than the left-leaning Cyprus Times, especially in its tendency to oppose the unification of Cyprus with Greece.
Early on, the Cyprus Mail was a major rival to the Cyprus Times, another English-language newspaper founded in Cyprus during British rule. The Cyprus Mail was seen as more politically right-wing than the left-leaning Cyprus Times, especially when it came to its stance against the unification of Cyprus with Greece.