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Protests against the EgyptianÌýregime are expected to take place lateÌýMonday with authorities placing the country under a state of high alert in anticipation of anti-government rallies, a security source has toldÌý°®Âþµº.Ìý Ìý

Both uniformed security forces andÌýplain-clothed officersÌýhave been deployed to each of theÌýcountry's major squares and streets.

Security personnel have also been sent toÌýthe transportation systemÌýin a bid to stopÌýsuspected protesters,Ìýadded the source on condition of anonymity.

State security officers have instructed the mayors in the south and rural areasÌýto prevent any gatherings, the source said.

It comes afterÌý posted a on YouTube 29 August calling on Egyptians to take to the streets on 20 September to protest what he described as the "failures" Egypt hadÌýwitnessed underÌýPresident Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi.

The protests are expected to take place along Cairo's Nile River.

The two hashtags #Ìýand #Ìýhave been trending on social media.

Instructions for the protests, also revealedÌýby Ali, have been posted alongsideÌýhashtags, asking protesters to wipe off data onÌýtheir mobile phones andÌýcalling on protestors to walk along the Nile in collective solidarity.

"Nobody will prevent you from walking along the Nile…just take a walk," Ali said in the video.

"If all poor citizens decided to walk across the Nile in a single Egyptian province, they will shut it down,"Ìýhe said, a reference to Sisi's failure to stop Ethiopia filling theÌýGrand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which could lead to water shortages in Egypt.

Ali further called on citizens living in coastal cities to walk by the sea.

A joint operation room involving senior officers from the ministry of interior and Egypt's intelligence agencies hasÌýbeen followingÌýthe situation, while a cybercrime division has been monitoring activities on social media.Ìý

Local media outlets and satellite TV channels, mostly loyal to the regime, have been forbiddenÌýby the authorities from mentioningÌýany possible protests or gatherings, while online trolls have been countering the calls for demonstrations viaÌýsocial media tools.

In 2013, the anti-protest law was by interim President Adly Mansour, which banned gatherings and any protests without the prior written consent of the authorities. Since then, hundreds of activists were either detained or sentenced to prison in violation of the notorious law.Ìý