Create Arabic daily news audio briefings with Gemini, ElevenLabs and Telegram
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 12 nodes and runs on a schedule (cron 0 7 * * *). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Google Gemini and Telegram.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (cron 0 7 * * *).
- Fetch Latest Headlines (RSS Read): reads an RSS feed
- Load Previously Sent Headlines (Google Sheets): read (sheet within document)
- Combine News and History (Merge): merges the data from its input branches
- Rank and Rewrite 5 Fresh Stories (Google Gemini): uses Google Gemini
- Validate and Detect Breaking News (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Is Briefing Valid? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Send Telegram Text Briefing (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Log Briefing to Tracking Sheet (Google Sheets): append (sheet within document)
- Generate Arabic Voiceover (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Repair Malformed JSON Output (Google Gemini): uses Google Gemini
…plus 1 more step. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (9)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - RSS Read
n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Google Gemini
n8n-nodes-base.googleGemini - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs daily at 07:00, pulls Arabic headlines from an RSS feed, uses Google Gemini to rank and rewrite the top five stories into a short Modern Standard Arabic briefing, then sends the briefing as text and ElevenLabs-generated audio…